Credit & Collections Team Leader - English speaking

Job description

Segment

Corporate & Functions
Role synopsis

·  Build and lead a specific country and business focussed Credit Collection team
·  Manage collections activity for the relevant country/business supported by the team to ensure trade debtor balances are tightly controlled and compliant to the Downstream Credit Policy
·  Accountable for building capability and supporting change within the team in the drive for an operational excellence, profesional business partnering & compliance
·  Support via active involvement any operational tasks performed by the team members
·  Coach and develop members of the team from the technical and soft skills point of view and coordinate team activities
Req ID

77531BR
Location

Hungary - Central - Budapest, Hungary - Szeged
Is this a part time position?

No
Relocation available

No
Travel required

Negligible travel
Key accountabilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·  Understand the business and drive execution:
·  Accountable for managing, controlling and monitoring all cash collection activities providing accurate and timely reporting of management information
·  Regular meetings with the business to be involved in the developments on the market, the business strategies, customer needs etc.
·  Ensure business partnering and GBS ownership in what GBS is accountable for

·  Stakeholder management with: all relevant area's internal and external ensuring related issues are dealt within an effective and timely manner.

·  System Support and knowledge: Understand related EPR systems and support ERP enhancements and developments

·  Operations support:
·  regular follow ups on main PPI's and their trends, take corrective actions and set cleaning plans to get back to BAU
·  forecasting of the yearly cash collection targets
·  ensure to reach the yearly targets of the overdue amounts, overdue 90+ amounts, RDD's, unapplied / unallocated amounts; DSO's and initiate proper actions if the target is in danger
·  Ensure Monthly and Quartely reporting activities are perfomed in an accutate manner within the assigned deadlines
·  Ensure timely management of blocked order cases
·  Investigate and analyse porfolio trends, assess root causes and make suggestions on risk mitigations and improvements

·  Take active part in transitions by :
·  Ensuring a proper and successful transition
·  Liaising with BAMs and other stakeholders

·  Project Management involvement & support
·  Active involvement in any strategic, operations or system credit related projects
·  Enable project implementations by supporting project teams and managing the own team

·  Operational/Strategic/Audit Compliance :
·  Support and being involved in strategic target definition, implementation and delivery.
·  Ensure an effective ressource management and backup structure is in place
·  Ensure compliance with BP, legal and regulatory requirements applying to the department's activity like the Downstream Credit Policy, QMS/EMS Policy etc.

·  People
·  Secure a balanced workload within the team to prevent/mitigate backlog situations etc.
·  Coach and develop members of the team
·  Regular team meetings to discuss BAU operations, priorities and actions
·  Regular meetings with Process Lead/ODM Team Updates on all shared info (results, business needs)
·  Motivation of the Team by
·  implementing a positive atmosphere based on BP behaviours and values
·  initiating proper team events, trainings etc.

Essential Education

EDUCATION

·  University Degree (prefered in Economics or related fields) or other Graduation in Economics (High School)
·  3+ years of Customer Relationship management, Account Receivable or Cash Collection experience in an international environment
·  2+ years Experience in People Management / Sales Administration / Order to Cash

Desirable criteria and qualifications

Able to deal with complex situations while maintaining the right balance of customer and business focus
·  Able to produce consistently high quality information within tight deadlines
About BP

Our business is the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale. With a workforce of 80,000 employees, BP operates with business activities and customers in more than 80 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.

The Finance Function fulfills three key activities: to report financial and operational results, both internally and externally, with independence and integrity; to support business performance management and planning processes by using consistent data collection and reporting processes; and to integrate financial and commercial processes to enable end to end optimization. Finance also supports the development of annual and long term plans, strategies and performance management processes as well as provides economic analysis and Group Investment Assurance and Approval Process (GIAAP) support for business opportunities, investments and other specific projects as needed.
Application close date

18-Feb-2017
Sub-category

Credit Risk
Job category

Finance
Countries (State/Region)

Hungary

Desired profile

Essential experience and job requirements

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

·  Fluent English knowledge
·  Previous experience in managing / leading teams
·  Previous credit control / cash collection experience
·  Credit management background gained in banking, financial services, or a blue-chip corporate credit environment

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

·  Able to deal with complex situations while maintaining the right balance of customer and business focus
·  Able to produce consistently high quality information within tight deadlines
Other Requirements (eg Travel, Location)

• Generate talent for the enterprise • Executes against demanding external benchmarks • Foster effective teamwork and collaboration • Manage performance rigorously & hold others to account