About the Role
Job PurposeWe are looking for a highly self-motivated and detail-oriented Credit & Collections Team Leader to join our Credit team reporting hierarchically to the Local Finance Director and functionally to Head of Credit EMEA. The Credit Manager is responsible to support the financial goals of Bridgestone MEA and its sales efforts while maintaining healthy account receivables within the risk requirements of the organization.
The Credit & Collections Team Leader works closely with team members and management to monitor and ensure compliance with credit management laws and policies. This person must be able to initiate maintain and grow solid relationships with supply chain sales and finance teams to assess existing processes and procedures for improvement opportunities related to account management based on companys cash flow requirements and risk appetite.
The Credit & Collections Team Leader must track current market conditions change based on the general economic situation and the financial requirements of the company in order to provide the business with holistic risk exposure of granting credit.
Responsibilities:Manages the activities of credit approval and collections applies policies and maintains supporting processes and procedures
Lead direct evaluate and develop a team of credit and collections staff to ensure that the credit and collections activities are conducted effectively and ethically and comply with the organizations policies and standards as well as relevant regulations and laws
Monitors and reports customer credit risk recommends credit exposure limits and facilitates special credit arrangements and problem collection accounts
Negotiates collateral and security arrangements where needed
Supports collection procedures and fields collection escalations by visiting key clients
Identifies target accounting to focus on improving payment habits while increasing sales through security transactions
Manage and prepare dashboards to monitor key performance indicators
Supervise approval of credit applications
Secure all necessary procedures required to execute successfully LCs and SBLCs
Prepare monthly accounts and customer aging reports for the finance department
Respond to inquiries from customers and research/resolve outstanding credit issues
Assist in developing new credit policies and procedures
Maintain credit invoice and supporting documentation files
Review A/R ledger and initiate steps to resolve aged invoices/accounts and customer disputes as required
Perform analytical review and reporting within accounts receivable
Liaise with functional or operational area managers (for example in sales or customer service) to ensure that credit and collection activities are consistent with the organizations overall customer relations strategy
Qualifications & Experience Required
What we offer
At Bridgestone what really matter is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer more efficient and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill when you represent Bridgestone you are a valued teammate and part of our larger mission to Serve Society with Superior Quality for that we offer you more than just a competitive payment; we will provide you:
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