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Credit Controller & AR Accountant (Alpro)

  • Gent (Gent)
  • Marketing

Job description



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Credit Controller & Accounts Receivable Accountant

Alpro – Gent

Finance Team

As Credit Controller & AR accountant, you are a true business partner and a crucial link between our customers and our Sales team in terms of payments and costs. You are responsible for processing the incoming payments from customers and the vendor invoices from retailers

On the other hand, you are a key player in making sure we have a continued optimal aging balance through a fast and professional handling of complaints in close cooperation with Customer Service & Sales Service and through efficient and effective collection actions.

In this position, you report to the Account Receivable Manager (Ghent).

About the job

As a Credit Controller & AR accountant, your key responsibilities are:

Cash collection : You are responsible for the invoice to cash process. You allocate and process incoming payments.

Credit controlling : You are in the lead for resolving the credit issues in a smooth manner, through direct contact with our customers, the Sales & Marketing and the customer service team:

·  You pro-actively make suggestions to get the best solution.
·  You report about the open and aged invoices per customer via a monthly aging balance and a quarterly payment behavior report.
·  You are a true problem solver in case of overdue items (contact customers, discuss the customer situation with the respective sales managers, etc.)
·  You safeguard company assets in case of customer failure.
·  You make estimations on the financial behavior of new customers and propose suggestions to make sure the customer pays on time.
·  You keep track of the complaints log.

Processing of retailer invoices : You monitor the status of the incoming invoices, process the invoice, perform vendor checks and allocate the cost center for the department.

·  You have no problem making the correct accounting transactions of promotions and discounts based on agreements (initiation & documentation of credit note request forms, etc.)
·  You ensure maximal processing of payments and invoices by the end of the month (process re-invoicing, posting of provisions, monitoring of invoices, etc.).

Information sharing : As a true business partner, your input is crucial for our Sales & Marketing team:

·  You inform Sales & Marketing and Customer & Sales Service on customer payment behavior insights.
·  You have an eye for optimizing opportunities to reduce working capital in Accounts Receivables.

About you

To be able to achieve the above and be successful in this role we believe you need to have:

·  A Bachelor/Master Degree in Accounting, Economics, etc., or equivalent in experience.
·  You have minimum 3 years of experience in Accounting and/or Credit Controlling. Experience as a Credit Controller is a strong asset.
·  You are an outstanding communicator: you interact professional, assertive, diplomatic and constructive with all stakeholders, both over telephone as written.
·  You have excellent influencing and problem solving skills: you are able to get commitment on an action plan. You dare to take the necessary initiatives and actions; both internally as externally: to customers and suppliers.
·  You are a team player and true relationship builder, for all internal & external stakeholders.
·  You are fluent in English. Any other language, is an asset.

About Alpro

Alpro, the European plant-based pioneer of Danone, brings health through food to as many people as possible by producing healthy, tasty plant-based food and drink in a way that respects the planet. One Planet. One Health .
Our delicious plant-based products are made from soya, almonds, hazelnuts, cashew, rice, oats or coconut.
We want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world and because of our efforts to combine social and environmental goals with financial success, Alpro is B Corp certified.

We offer

By joining us you will become part of one of the leading and most innovative food companies in the world.

We believe that everyone has talent, something which comes natural to you. Your uniqueness is something which brings both excellence as well as energizes you.

What’s next

Interested? Hit the apply button!

Contact : Joke Delrue (HR Business Partner) – joke.delrue@alpro.com

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