Account Receivable with Polish Skills

The Opportunity
Contribute to the attainment of the company's cash flow and Past Due targets by the timely, efficient and appropriate collection of trading debts owed across an assigned portfolio of customers of Goodyear, in a manner compliant with Goodyear policies and procedures and applicable regulatory requirements.

Undertake all activities reasonably required to ensure good customer service experience at each interaction and contribute to the payment of all trade debtors when they fall due or earliest practical time, together with any other activities as may be reasonable directed from time to time.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
Undertake all required day to day activities of an assigned portfolio of accounts to ensure Collection targets are reliably and consistently met. Day to day activities include responding to customer queries; inbound telephone calls; outbound telephone calls; problem resolution on behalf of customers; negotiation of extensions of time to pay where appropriate; account reconciliation; receipting and allocation of payments.
Comply with the Goodyear Credit Policy, and all other applicable company policies and procedures in all respects
Where delegated, exercise a decision-making capacity to place customers on, or remove them from, Stop Credit. Where delegation is exercised, justification for decision must be complete, appropriate and documented in accord with procedures. Where not delegated, any escalations should be complete, appropriate and contain a justified recommendation.
Identify potential Bad and doubtful debts within customer portfolio or other potential operational risks or non-compliant activities and escalate in designated appropriate manner.

1 to 2 years’ experience as a Credit Officer in business to business collections environment
SAP AR experience
Account Reconciliation and Complex Customer Payment Allocation
Stop Credit and Terms -Exposure Management
Exposure to OTC /OTR Processes, Dunning and Debt Recovery Processes, Solvency and Risk

Knowledge & Skills:
Accurate numeracy skills, Debt Analyst skills and understanding of Credit Management Lifecycle
Good knowledge of Collateral and Security tools
Intermediate computer literacy skills. Intermediate background in SAP and basic Excel skills a plus
Strong negotiation and influencing skills
English and French/Portuguese/Turkish/Bulgarian- verbal and written communication at a professional level
Good problem solving and time management capabilities
Strong Service Ethic
Open minded to fast-paced and changing environment.