Senior Credit & Collections Specialist

Summary:
Our client, a biopharmaceutical company located in East Cork, is looking for a Senior Credit & Collections Specialist with a Credit Management background to join the Order-To-Cash team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for a large and growing debtor listing, looking to minimize debt & overall DSO.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure timely and efficient follow up on due & overdue accounts and payments.
• Issue written correspondence to customers in a timely and efficient manner including reminder letters, monthly statements etc.
• Responsible for determining how much credit to extend to a customer based on credit policy, credit ratings, financials and payment history, while also providing a key point of interaction with Commercial and Finance team.
• As the Credit & Collections specialist, you will assess the credit risk of a specific company including interpretation of financials and make recommendations backed up with solid judgement and reasoning.
• Will liaise with the internal finance/commercial colleagues and any other personnel as appropriate to confirm details regarding customers and overdue payments.
• Point of contact for internal and external queries as they arise and to support the resolution of any billing queries relating to outstanding invoices and escalate accordingly.
• Support with monthly management reports related to DSO, flux and Aging analysis.
• To deliver excellent standard of customer service in all respects of the role.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Relevant 3rd level degree in Finance or Business.
• Experience in working in the biotech, pharmaceuticals industry and in a multi-national organization is desirable.
• Ability to work in a global team environment and communicate effectively with both internal & external business partners of all levels.
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word) required.
• ERP experience an advantage (Oracle/SAP).