Accountant (Accounts Receivable) - Monterrey, México - LEGO

LEGO

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Monterrey, México

hace 1 semana

Publicado por:

Rodrigo Fernández

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Descripción

Location

Monterrey, Mexico

Job ID

Category

Finance

The Accountant plays an important role in establishing a sustainable AR department in the BSO.

We need development-oriented employees, all eager to engage actively in building a successful department, valuing collaboration, process excellence, quality and fun in the everyday life.

Department focus:

To engage in establishing an impactful AR department in the new BSO
To form new relationships with collaborators and thereby ensure sustainable implementation of the global processes.
Secure timely processing of orders/deliveries/payment posting/invoicing
Support sales in credit limit decisions
Timely collection of receivables
Drive improvement in DSO and overdue
Challenge business on credit risk

Responsible for:

Delivering a commitment, customer

- and service oriented culture where the outside-in approach is starting point for all AR processes

Handle debt collection, ensuring all the daily transactional tasks are completed on time and support the Team Lead in handling other adhoc tasks.

Primary tasks includes:

Follow up on overdue and collection
Advise payment allocation
Fronting Customers to resolve dispute and payment issues
Ability to release order according to policies
Monitoring of Credit Limit Utilization (for order release purpose) o Sending of Weekly Aging Report to team members
Reconciliation of customer accounts
Follow up on CTT ; Claims & Deduction issues
Collection Work list (including precollection) in SAP
Prepare and sending of Statement of Accounts
Provision calculations check (doubtful & bad debt) adjustments
Credit Risk Wheel involvement (to highlight on collection issues)
Outsource to 3rd Party Collection Agencies / Lawyers o Debtor Reporting & Control Tool tasks

Your Accountabilities and Responsibilities include:

Providing advice to Senior Account Managers with regards to payment risks of customers
Collaborating with Market Finance Controllers in handling the Market Accounts Receivable Aging
Ensuring the aging and bad debts of your Markets are meeting the KPIs o Executing optimization initiatives within own functional areas and ensuring compliance of company policies and procedures
Maintaining good relationships with senior collaborators and demanding customers to meet their needs
Pro activeness in anticipating the service needs from the Order to Cash partners to ensure smooth operations.
Ready to go above and beyond to create service differentiation
Take initiative to provide the service through the understanding of customer needs and values
Understanding the value of service provided and suggest continuous improvement ideas to enhance productivity and efficiency
Participating in projects that drives process simplification and support regional implementation o Supporting regional process standardization.

Requirements:

35 years of professional working experience, preferably in a related financial role or a position where capabilities are transferable.
Good negotiation and persuasion skills to achieve short term wins
Keeping to the SLA promises and has a sense of urgency
Good Crisis Management and able to contain issues optimally with good Problem-Solving skill
Personal drive and initiative, excellent collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to build trust and credibility with assigned business areas or other key collaborators
Confidence in making informed and justifiable decisions for own functional area
Microsoft Office at expert level Estimated travel activity up to 10 days per year.
Preferably proven working experience in a Shared Service Centre environment, where focus have been on optimization and process excellence rather than cost saving
Be robust, resilient and ability to accept changes + a proactive mind with a cando demeanor
Inquisitive minds to challenge the current processes and identify waste
Knowledge on Lean Management tools is an added advantage
SAP knowledge preferred.

English at Advanced

Level C1, C2)

Join the global LEGO team

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are.

Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to "inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.

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