Collections Team Leader

ACCA Careers; Kraków; On-site; PLN 220,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

HEINEKEN Kraków is seeking a seasoned Business Leader to drive end-to-end process delivery and operational excellence within our finance and accounting teams. You will translate strategy into actionable plans, build strong partnerships with OpCo and GBO, and lead continuous improvements across OTC processes while managing costs and controls.

As a People Leader you will recruit, coach, and develop talent, set SMART objectives, and foster collaboration.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of relevant professional experience as leader and 4 years of operational experience in the process.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Excellent written and verbal English.
• Engagement and drive for results.

Responsibilities

• understanding and communicating company strategy to team and individuals.
• establishing team strategy aligned with process and HEINEKEN Krakow priorities.
• executing the process delivery with service objectives and quality.
• owning end-to-end process and service delivery including parts from GBO.
• solving operational issues and preventing recurrences.
• preparing and analysing SLA/KPI reports with root cause analysis.
• ensuring complete and up-to-date process documentation.
• attending operational meetings to discuss performance and collaboration.
• preparing and participating in business visits per plan with SM.
• fostering business partnership and aligning communication with OpCo, GBO.
• ensuring effective controls and monthly control reports.
• raising issues on control design or execution and proposing improvements.
• managing team costs (OT, travels, R&R, unused holidays, band mix).
• driving process standardization and owning agreed actions.

Skills

Team leadership

Process optimization

Stakeholder communication

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Finance or Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

At HEINEKEN Kraków (Heineken Business Services Poland) 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

As Business Leader

• understanding and being able to communicate company strategy to team and individuals
• establishing team strategy aligned with process and HEINEKEN Krakow high level strategy and priorities
• executing the process delivery with expected service objectives and quality
• taking ownership for end-to-end process and service delivery including part of the process delivered by GBO
• solving operational issues and acting prevent it in future
• preparing and analysing SLA/KPI reports with root cause analysis
• ensuring complete and up to date process documentation
• actively attending the relevant operational meetings to discuss performance, issues, collaboration
• preparing and participating in business visits as per the agreed plan with SM
• fostering business partnership and aligning the communication standards with OpCo, GBO
• ensuring that effective controls are executed, monthly control reports are delivered
• proactively raising any issue on design or execution of controls and proposing changes to make controls effective and efficient
• making conscious decision regarding team’s costs (OT, travels, R&R, unused holidays, band mix)
• bringing constructive, challenging ideas to drive Process standardization and taking ownership of the agreed actions.

As People Leader

• planning resources for the team, recruiting right people, on-boarding them in the new role
• setting & describing SMART team and individuals objectives linked to HEINEKEN Global and HEINEKEN Krakow vison & strategy
• planning individual’s and team tasks over time
• providing ongoing, regular 1-2-1 feedback to team members on their performance and development
• handling underperformance timely and effectively and recognizing good performance and rewarding best people
• assisting to create SMART development plans based on 70/20/10 approach
• planning succession, developing best people in the pipeline for leaders or experts
• providing regular coaching and mentoring to team members
• breaking the communication silos and fostering team collaboration
• effectively managing changes in the team.

You Are a Good Candidate If You Have

• 1-3 years of relevant professional experience as leader and 4 years of operational experience in the process
• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• excellent written and verbal English
• engagement and drive for results.

You Are a Perfect Match If You Have

• end-to-end OTC process knowledge
• proven experience in driving process improvements, implementing operational standards, and leading automation initiatives.

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