**Main Activities**:
- Lead Business partnering for the Credit function with the aim of maximizing
receivable turnover results (DSO) and minimizing cost of receivable (Past Due/Bad Debt)
- Communicate regular updates to the Global Credit Function Leader and Global Strategic Credit Manager regarding specific business
issues/activities in the region (escalate cashflow concerns and complex customer support needs)
- Monitor and analyze key performance indicators and communicate results to stakeholders
- Oversee Portfolio Risk Management through high risk / high value customer escalation, credit risk modeling, and credit insurance / trade finance management
- Manage growth programs by aligning business and credit segmentation, and overseeing on/off balance sheet customer financing and customer-initiated supplier financing
- Drive AR productivity by promoting initiatives according to overall corporate targets, including segmentation based on terms optimization, past due targeted programs, customer terms management, and corporate AR securitization
- Take ownership for Business alignment regarding customer treatment strategies ensuring close coordination for execution with other functions in the region (e.g. Treasury, Business Finance, Sales, HR, and Customer Service)
**Requirements**:
- Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Accounting/Finance or Accounting professional equivalent
- Prior experience in credit or risk management (a must external/optional internal)
- Experience in effective team leadership and project management
- Excellent organizational skills, including time management and task prioritization
- Extensive experience in relationship and stakeholder management
- Superior ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across a global, matrixed company
- Proactive, self-driven person with strong problem-solving skills and a team player
- Commitment to ethics and integrity in an organization
- Advanced level of English
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