Credit Risk & O2C Specialist

About us:

Leveraging its deep expertise as the global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world. Protecting our elements of life is our purpose and this inspires us to ever-new solutions. ECMS operates globally in 15 countries with approximately 20 production sites and over 4,000 employees.

Responsibilities:

• Regular oversight of financial risks of customers (incl. performing financial analyses) and credit limit reviews,
• Blocked sales order management (incl. checking reasons and follow-ups with local Customer Service and Sales Team), as well as minimizes overdue level by proactive involvement of all interfaces and stakeholders,
• Facilitates and executes within the factoring process,
• Represents ECMS in public relative to dunning and collection,
• Acts as escalation level for collection measures on customers,
• Supports to clarify payment discrepancies with customers,
• Develops and leverages relationships with customers and partners to manage risk while facilitating sales,
• Addresses customers and stakeholders' complaints professionally and timely,
• Monitors, coordinates and performs quality checks and clean ups as well as provide ideas and information proactively, supporting tailormade regional monitoring and reporting,
• Manages, maintains and ensures adherence of documentation of all procedures for internal and audit purposes, including compliance with ECMS requirements, policies, business guidelines and practices,
• Proposes and implements approved process improvements,
• Performs other tasks delegated by the superiors to achieve the targets.

Requirements:

• University degree in Economics or Business Administration with focus on Finance or comparable education,
• At least 3 years of professional experience in collection and accounts receivable management,
• Fluency in business English,
• Finance and business-related experience is preferable,
• Capability to understand technical background of functional requirements and willingness to develop and transfer knowledge,
• Communicative skills at all levels in the organization,
• Strategic and analytical thinking skills,
• Experienced with MS Office and SAP – preferable S4/Hana.

What we offer:

• We stand out with non-standard benefits: EAP Employee Assistance Program, VIP medical care, Lunch Pass card.

• You will also find: free insurance packages, co-financing of the MultiSport card, development programs and a number of free on-line courses.

• You can count on: gaining experience in a leading chemical company in the world, Work Life Balance, the possibility of using remote work.

• At work, our values are important to us: live integrity, encourage curiosity, appreciate people, deliver results.