Credit Control and Collection Specialist

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Job Summary
Controls credit limits, releases sales orders and executes collection for Avient Companies in EMEA region. Supports Business in credit risk assessment and managing bad debts.

Oversees and executes standard tasks from cash collection, credit control, cash application, monitoring customers ledgers and finance billing to month end activities.  Closely interacts with internal and external stakeholders i.e. commercial sales, finance, credit risk managers and our clients.

Essential Functions

• Execute pre-dunnig activities, collect overdue invoices, solve queries, work with customers ageing, manage SAP dunning levels 
• Maintain customer credit master data
• Manage blocked sales orders and provide customer information to business and Credit Risk Manager  
• Manage customer insolvencies
• Support processing L/C Payments
• Support credit insurance process
• Maintain accounts receivable ledgers
• Provide financial and management reports, assist in general financial analysis and enquiries
• Monitor and solve proactively credit open items on customer ledgers 
• Calculate bad debt provision
• Issue finance cross charges, debit and credit notes
• Apply work instructions and working references and ensure adherence to defined standard operations procedures
• Act as a back up for other team member/s as per aligned back up structure. Ensure proper knowledge transfer between all involved team members. Perform additional tasks assigned by supervisor.
• Support improvement projects and scope enhancement / knowledge transfer activities
• Participate in daily team briefings and regular team and GBS meetings
• Contribute to trustful work relationship with team members and present ownership approach
• Assist in establishing and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external customers
• Interface with other GBS teams to ensure compliance with cross-team responsibilities