Accounts Receivable Specialist (m/f/d)

The transactional processes of the SAP-based accounting for 11 European countries of HELM AG are provided as a service centrally from the central Accounting Services team in Portugal via standardized processes. The processes mainly include the activities around the accounts receivables. For this team we are looking for a new Accounts Receivable Specialist (m/f/d).

Your tasks:

• As the first contact person for the product managers and the supply chain coordinators in 2-3 selected European countries you support in their sales by evaluating outstanding structures of blocked customers and requesting credit limits from our global partner insurance company over digital platforms.
• You perform account reconciliations for customers in a timely and accurate manner and understand the outstanding structure and reasons for your companies.
• Fully integrated in SAP you provide dunning letters to and manage dunning blocks for customers and ensure transparency for overdue outstandings to the Business responsibles and support in finding solutions.
• In specific cases you coordinate the cooperation between the corporate credit controlling situated in Hamburg and the sales functions to also enable business in complicated cases.
• With a good understanding of the dependencies in SAP you initiate master data improvements of Business Partners to ensure smooth operations for AR.
• Thanks to your experience you continuously challenge current policies and give recommendations for process improvements and documentations.
• You visit the headquarters of the countries of your responsibility and strengthen the relationship with the local management, sales and finance teams.
• Provide support for internal and external audits and support on reporting processes.

Your profile:

• With your application, you demonstrate at least 3 years of experience in an equivalent accounting function.
• You should have experience in managing Accounts Receivable either in a SAP company or within a Service Center environment.
• Showcase your proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office applications, especially a profound knowledge in Excel is important for this role.
• You are able to communicate fluent in Portuguese and English. Fluency in Italian, Spanish, French, German, Turkish, or Danish languages is highly valued and would be advantageous for the position.