Cash Collection Specialist (SAP Knowledge), 6 months contract

at  Cepheid

POSITION SUMMARY:

• Responsible for credit collection for RSA and EMEA (as required).

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE (IN YEARS):

• 5 years of experience in credit collection and AR accounting.
• 2 years of experience of SAP environment.
• Advance excel skills

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Ability to handle multiple assignments under time pressure.
• Fluency in English essential.
• Strong analytic and numeric skills.
• Self-starter but also a team player.
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal including enhanced ability to negotiate effectively and influence stakeholders.
• Excellent time management - Good organization capacities and ability to meet 100% of the deadlines.
• Professionalism and positive attitude.
• Good organization capabilities with the mindset to achieve 100% of deadlines.
• Process improvement skills.
• Experience of meeting customers in face-to-face meetings
• High level SAP experience
• PowerBi – advantage
• Knowledge of heath industry
• Knowledge of working with public organisations

• Make collection calls on past due customer accounts
• Chase customers via email/teams for early in time payments including sending statements/invoices/POD’s when required
• Monitor DSO and A/R aging by customer. Identify actions needed for best collection results
• Escalate issues to management and to Customer Services as required
• Partner with rest of AR Finance team and with other departments (Customer Service, Commercial)
• Month end reporting
• Release of orders
• Banking – allocations/remittances
• Reconciliations of customer accounts
• Journal entries
• Knowledge of credit assessment/vetting
• Onboarding new customers in system for credit application
• Knowledge of dispute resolution
• TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES: (REQUIRED)Complete and pass all assigned and required training and on time