Team Lead, Group Credit (M/F/D)

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We are looking for a Team Lead, Group Credit who will coordinate and develop a team of credit collection specialists responsible for strategic clients and critical processes while also handling one account. The role includes:

• Supervise the team conducting thorough financial statement analyses to assess customer overdue, ensuring accuracy and resolution.
• Collaborating with internal and external teams to ensure efficient processes and compliance with SLAs/KPIs.
• Proactively managing risks and implementing continuous improvements.

Responsibilities:

Financial Analysis & Credit Risk Management Oversight

• Supervise the team conducting thorough collection processes ensuring accuracy and resolution.
• Investigate overdue accounts, identifying root causes and proposing permanent solutions.
• Coordinate resolution of issues at a global level, involving relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage the collection process, including monitoring global/regional overdue balances, ensuring invoice accuracy, and handling escalations.
• Review escalations from credit analysts regarding potential problematic accounts and make final risk decisions.
• Monitor overdue through ERP systems, ensuring credit limit blocks are effectively managed to minimize risk.

VIP Accounts Management and Escalations

• Manage and provide strategic oversight for a portfolio of global VIP accounts, focusing on minimizing overdue balances and credit risk.
• Lead investigations into overdue accounts, ensuring root causes are identified and sustainable corrective actions are implemented.
• Coordinate and escalate complex credit and collection issues at the global level, liaising with internal departments and external stakeholders.
• Supervise the collection process to ensure timely recovery, accurate invoice, and appropriate escalation of overdue balances.
• Review and endorse weekly collection reports, driving continuous improvements based on data insights.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Foster strong collaboration with Global Account Directors, Account Managers, Group Credit, and operational teams to optimize credit and collection workflows.
• Prepare and deliver high-level summary reports and presentations to senior stakeholders, providing insights and recommendations.
• Act as the escalation point for stakeholder concerns related to credit risk and account management.

Requirements:

• University degree in Economics / Business Administration (accounting specialization is an advantage).
• Minimum 3 years of experience in credit management or O2C within an international environment.
• Proven experience in team coordination and leadership.
• Solid knowledge of financial and accounting processes and their improvement.
• SAP FSCM (advantageous).
• Strong analytical skills and financial statement interpretation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and credit management-specific systems.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).
• Excellent leadership and team motivation skills.
• Ability to make quick, balanced decisions between risk and profitability.
• Results-oriented and continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder relationship management.
• Resilience and ability to work under pressure.

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