Collections Specialist with Italian (German/French as a Plus)

HEINEKEN Kraków; Polska; On-site; PLN 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage company in Poland is seeking a skilled professional to manage the Customer Ledger, ensuring effective collections and providing support to Operating Companies. The ideal candidate should have C1 Italian and B2 English, along with experience in Order to Cash processes and strong skills in SAP and Excel. This role focuses on maintaining high service levels and improving collection processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in Order to Cash/Customer Service area.
• Understanding of end2end Order to Cash process.
• Experience in multi-national environments including Shared Services.

Responsibilities

• Own the Customer Ledger and meet collection targets.
• Act as a Business Partner to Operating Companies.
• Manage customer accounts and provide a high level of service.
• Identify held orders and resolve them in accordance with credit policy.
• Ensure process controls and compliance are adhered to.

Skills

Italian C1

English B2

strong communication skills

problem solving skills

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

At HEINEKEN Kraków (HEINEKEN Global Shared Services) our success comes directly from our great people. We are a growing team of business experts in finance, accounting, data and technology ready to “WOW” the world with our expertise, passion and pride to be GREEN. We act on our values of Passion for consumers & customers, Courage to dream & pioneer, Care for people & planet, Enjoyment of Life, always focused on being ourselves: inclusive, diverse, and open for new challenges.

Your responsibilities would include:

• owning the Customer Ledger and is responsible for keeping it clean and clear and meeting collection targets
• acting as a Business Partner to Operating Companies [OpCos] (e.g. Cash/ Pre Legal Collectors, Sales, Customer Service,) in order to provide timely and accurate data and ensure effective collections
• working collaboratively with other HGSS teams to ensure effective delivery of collection processes and that standards are being followed
• managing customer accounts and ensure a high level of service is provided at all times
• identifying held orders and taking appropriate actions to resolve them in accordance with credit policy
• effectively collaborating and communicating with the team in achieving team goals
• participating in meetings with OpCo stakeholders and providing updates on the collection progress
• supporting and contribute to the delivery and implementation of continuous improvement projects in collaboration with OpCo, HGSS and in line with HEINEKEN’s standards
• regularly updating the Team Leader about developments and progress of collections opportunities and issues
• driving own personal development in Finance specific skills and business knowledge of implementing his/her development plan
• ensuring process controls, policies and compliance are adhered to and suggesting any improvements as appropriate
• maintaing complete and up to date process documentation.

You are a good candidate if you have:

• Italian C1 (German/French is a plus)
• English- B2 or better
• experience related to Order to Cash/Customer Service area
• strong communication and problem solving skills
• experience with SAP and Excel systems
• ability to deal with resistance
• understanding of end2end Order to Cash process
• experience in multi-national environment (incl. Shared Services Centres)

At HEINEKEN Kraków, we take integrity and ethical conduct seriously. If someone has concerns about a possible violation of legal regulations indicated in Polish Whistleblowing Act or our Code of Business Conduct, we encourage them to speak up. Cases can be reported to global team or locally (in line with the local HGSS Whistleblowing procedure) by selecting proper option in this tool or by communicating it on hotline.

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