Lyreco Benelux

Credit Management Manager

Lyreco Benelux Berchem, Flemish Region, Belgium
Lyreco Benelux

Credit Management Manager

Lyreco Benelux Berchem, Flemish Region, Belgium
2 weeks ago
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Responsabilities

  • Manage and optimize the Credit department
  • Limit bad debt losses, maximize cash collection and reduce customer ageing
  • Manage the customer credit risk, credit limits and re-negotiate payment terms as required
  • Key member of the Credit Committee
  • Provide appropriate key indicators and reports for the Credit Committee and management
  • Develop an approach to credit risk assessment appropriate to the local environment
  • Support management in developing the business strategy and meeting the company goals and objectives
  • Ensure compliance with the Group policies and procedures
  • Ensure compliance with the relevant local accounting, tax and corporate laws
  • Manage third party relations as required (customers, collection agents, lawyers, credit rating agencies)
  • Optimize the communication, collaboration and flow of information with other departments
  • Is a Key SAP user and proposes system developments required to improve the work processes
  • Management of the Credit department team, task allocation, time and absence management
  • Coaching and development of each team member’s competences in order to optimize their evolution in their function/ career
  • Recruitment and selection (in collaboration with Recruitment Department)


Tasks

  • Credit Management
    • Credit assessment of customer: ad hoc and yearly review
    • Set criteria for order blocking
    • Negotiation with sales about (un)blocking customers
    • Monitor and control customer portfolio risk
  • Collections Management
    • Support and supervise the collector's team
    • Approve follow-up by collections agency
    • Maintain relationship with collections agency
  • Reporting
    • Monthly reporting to local and Group Management
    • Ad hoc reporting to senior management
  • Accounting
    • Supervision of cash application process
    • Calculation and supervision of bad debt provisions
    • Supervision of AR accounting related topics


Skills

  • Appropriate Finance diploma
  • Experience in Credit Management.
  • Sound knowledge of local legislation relating to credit management
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Strong negotiating skills
  • Communication, organizational and listening skills
  • Ability to have a high level view and also focus on detail
  • Availability, thoroughness and honesty.
  • Ambitious, motivated and enthusiastic with a genuine desire to excel in a Finance environment
  • Displays the four Lyreco values of Passion, Respect, Excellence and Professionalism
  • Good operational level of English
  • PC literate Excel/Word/ PowerPoint /Outlook. SAP knowledge is a plus.


What do we offer?

  • A dynamic work environment
  • Remuneration in line with the market
  • Extra-legal benefits such as meal vouchers, pension and hospitalisation insurance
  • A broad training package to further develop you as a member of the Lyreco family
  • 20 holidays with the possibility to accumulate 6 extra-legal holidays
  • An easily accessible office


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  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level

  • Employment type

    Full-time

  • Job function

    Accounting/Auditing and Finance

  • Industries

    Wholesale

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