Credit and Accounts Receivable Analyst with German - fixed term

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Meaningful Work From Day One

Serving as CCCA with the Europe GBS structure and the German business unit the CCCA Analyst is responsible for the Credit Analysis, collection of overdue accounts, payment application, claims, disputes settlement, and analytical activities with a focus on communicating quantitative and qualitative information in a clear, accurate, and timely manner with a focus on, but not limited to, German accounts receivable issues.

This is a 12 months fixed term contract.

What You Can Expect

• Manage customer payment remittance process and infrastructure to streamline information sharing and clearing A/R.
• Daily Cash applications on, clearings, checks processing and banking operations.
• Prepares Monthly Account Reconciliation of Unapplied Cash Account.
• Verify that transactions comply with Credit policies, procedures and SOX requirements.
• Coordinate with the Account Manager, Customer Services, and Accounting teams regarding collection & claims deduction for Germany.
• Collections: Contact and chase customers for payments, coordinate the process and close cooperation with the sales team to ensure customer payments are collected in a timely manner.
• Analysis of Customer solvency and credit limits review : assign credit limits to New customers and conduct periodic credit review on existing accounts.
• Set up and maintain accounts receivable files and other financial records
• Review credit hold orders and address issues to different stakeholders, release orders based on credit policy.
• Reconcile month-end customer balance.
• Prepare customer aging report, discounts/deduction report, month-end credit report with comments on past due invoices and lead the credit committee meetings, perform DSO analysis, recommend provision for bad debt, and accrual for bad debt write off.
• Review new customer creations requests and co-work with the GBS Master Data team to ensure proper data in the system.
• Initiate direct debits for respective customers in the electronic banking
• Support the CCCA EMEA manager with reporting activities.
• As part of the Europe structure, Support and work directly with other countries as Accounts receivable analyst.

What You Bring to the Table

• Education: College/University (Bachelors or Equivalent).
• Experience: at least 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to work remotely and independently as part of a team.
• Financial / ERP System - SAP (FI/CO/BW) - Preferably.
• Good Knowledge of Microsoft Excel (or Google Sheets).
• Strong Analytical skills and attention to details.
• German and English fluent (professional level).
• Other European Language - Czech/Slovak Language as a plus.

What Makes You Unique

• Experience & Education: Finance/accounting, preferred.
• Previous experience in Credit department in the spirits or FMCG industry, preferred.

Who We Are

We believe great people build great brands. And we know there is Nothing Better in the Market than a career at Brown-Forman. Being a part of Brown-Forman means you will grow both personally and professionally. You will have the opportunity to solve problems, seize opportunities, and generate bold ideas. You will belong to a place where teamwork matters and where you are encouraged to bring your best self to work.

What We Offer

Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer equitable pay structures for individual and company performance alongside a premium employee experience. We offer a range of premium benefits that reflect our company values and meet the needs of our diverse workforce.

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Requisition Type:
Employee
Management Level:
Professional
Global Job Level:
P5
Number of Openings Available:
1