Collection Accountant -ENG- Philips TV/Audio

Based within the European Shared Service Center in Prague the Collection Accountant is responsible for the maintenance of customers’ accounts by ensuring collections on time and solving queries. This function should be performed in close cooperation with the credit management and the countries of responsibility in order to minimize the risk taken on outstanding receivables. We are searching for two new colleague covering UK & CSP to join our Collection team.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Organizing an efficient cash collection process for UK & CSP (Spare parts)
• Monitor incoming payments on a daily basis, secure all payments are allocated to open AR positions & cleared
• Carry out proactive actions with collections in order to avoid and reduce overdue
• Monitor open queries and follow up on disputes
• Secure compensation of AR with AP items
• Reconciliation of open balances with customers and proper follow up to clean up the balance
• Sorting the customer documents arriving to SSC (from local P.O. Boxes) and securing all documents have proper landing spots/owners
• Monitor Cash in transit account for Incoming payments
• Reporting, e.g. aging reports, etc.
• Communicating with stakeholders (Customers, KAMs, and Credit Insurers/Brokers)
• Preparing required documents for External auditors
• Internal control standards

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree - ideally economics, business or finance related
• Experience in finance/collection/accounting processes/ or customer-oriented role, interest in further development in the area
• Good understanding of sales support and F&A processes to handle methodologies and standard and non-standard situations
• Fluent English knowledge
• Good Excel knowledge welcome but could be learnt (pivot tables, v-look up and further functions), experience with SAP is an advantage but not needed
• Analytical thinking, structured approach, sense of organization, result oriented
• Positive mental attitude, out of box thinking, good communication skills, teamwork approach

We offer:

• Dynamic company with strong brand products on the market
• Interesting position offering responsibility for demanding market
• International environment of middle size European SSC within friendly team where proactivity, initiative and constant search for better ways of working and improvements are valued
• Competitive remuneration package, wide range of benefits: discount on Philips products, contributions to the pension insurance, transport allowance, meal tickets, 4 sick days, 26 days of holidays, Multisport card
• Attractive work location in Prague 7 - Holešovice - hybrid mode of working combining possibility of home office and office work (3 days office/2 days home office possibility)

If you are interested in this position, we would be happy to receive your structured resume in English and motivation letter.