Credit Manager

Role purpose

The purpose of this position is to manage Hydro’s investment of the trade accounts receivable which will include minimizing credit risk while supporting profitable growth, control DSO, support sales growth with credit and financial tools tailored for the geographic area and customer portfolio. This position helps to ensure the Corporation’s cash flow objectives are consistently met.

You will work on

• Ensure and optimize collaboration with business partners, controllers
• Frequent customer visit and collaboration with the customers
• Active participation and input in conference calls and meetings
• Control and reduce risk of receivables, minimize working capital and bad debt
• Coordinate / manage routine and special collection activities such as RIBA, direct debit, drafts, promissory notes, bill of exchange, documentary credit collection, etc
• Ensure all Collection Specialists are properly trained, mentored and coached in collection specific issues and processes
• Manage, coordinate collection, documentary collection and account reconciliation activities of assigned portfolio
• Define, supervise and control all credit, standard and non-standard collection related processes
• Analyze trends within the portfolio, develop and execute plans to drive continuous AR & Working Capital improvement.
• Monitor all the payments and bad debts.
• Assisting with audits as necessary
• Testing and participation in projects
• Adherence to with internal and external compliance regulations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s / Masters’s degree (Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Commercial or a related field) is preferred
• At least 3- 5 years’ working experience in Sales, Commercial, Accounting or Finance field
• Strong Italian and Spanish language knowledge is required
• Good command of English knowledge, able to communicate orally and in writing effectively
• Excellent communication, organizational and negotiation skills
• Able to perform frequent customer visits locally
• Knowledge of local commercial and market trends is advantage
• Driving license

What we offer you

• Working at the world’s only fully integrated aluminum and leading renewable energy company  
• Diverse, global teams  
• Flexible work environment including home office options
• We provide you the freedom to be creative and to learn from experts  
• Career growth opportunities, with potential for new certifications
• Attractive benefit package