Accounts Receivable - RO & HU Speaker

Company Description

Syngenta Crop Protection is a leader in agricultural innovation, bringing breakthrough technologies and solutions that enable farmers to grow productively and sustainably. We offer a leading portfolio of crop protection solutions for plant and soil health, as well as digital solutions that transform the decision-making capabilities of farmers. Our 17,900 employees serve to advance agriculture in more than 90 countries around the world. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and is part of the Syngenta Group.

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Job Description

The Account Receivable (AR) will be responsible for high quality and consistent Trade Finance Credit Management (TFCM) operational service support to the local organization, with a specific focus on managing the Romanian and Hungarian markets.

Accountabilities

How:

• Be a trusted finance partner, supporting all activities in scope, on recurring and ad hoc finance topics.
• Build relationships across multiple finance functional teams and commercial teams to share and align best practices.
• Build strong business relationships with customers.
• Develop understanding of Syngenta's business and interaction between the different business units and functional reporting lines.

What:

• Operates all functions defined in the local Trade Finance Credit Management policy. This includes financial authorizations according to the local delegation of authority (DoA) reflecting the segregation of duties between the TFCM and ARM.
• Credit Assessment: The AR analyses all customers as per the existing customer segmentation, and initiates and coordinates all measures to reduce risk exposures for the relevant customers. This includes financial authorization according to the local Delegation of Authority (DoA), reflecting the segregation of duties between TFCM and ARM and blocked orders review.
• Credit Control: Implementing and maintaining a system of credit checks and controls to minimize the risk of late or non-payment.
• Debt Collection: Overseeing the collection of outstanding debts, e.g. contacting customers directly, negotiating payment plans, or initiating collection procedures. The ARM carries out all collection activities in line with the collection strategy.
• Dispute Resolution: Managing and resolving disputes and discrepancies related to billing and collections in a timely and professional manner.
• Cash Allocation: Ensuring that incoming payments are correctly allocated to the respective customer accounts and invoices.
• Reporting: Preparing regular reports on the status of accounts receivable, aging of receivables, Bad Debts Doubtful Provision and write-offs, cash flow forecasts, and other financial metrics related to receivables.
• Process Improvement: Continuously reviewing and improving accounts receivable processes and systems to increase efficiency, accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
• Compliance:
  • Ensuring that all accounts receivable activities comply with relevant laws, regulations, and company policies.
  • Participate and support Credit Committee.
  • Support Internal and External Audit.

Qualifications

Critical knowledge and experience

• Native or high-level proficiency in Romanian and Hungarian, along with at least a medium level of English, is required.
• +1 years of experience in Finance, better within a credit management team.Good knowledge of the company’s ERP system (SAP); knowledge of FSCM is preferential.
• Experience working in matrix and international environment.
• Availability to start working in Madrid.

Additional Information

• A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity and offers numerous events throughout the year.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Possibility of being part of our #FutureOfWorkPolicy: 3 days at home, 2 at the office.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• A role that contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment.
• Learning culture and a wide range of development options, including access to learning platforms (Degreed, LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly)