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    Finance Analyst - Witney, United Kingdom - Sherwin-Williams

    Sherwin-Williams
    Sherwin-Williams Witney, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Full time Accounting / Finance
    Description
    In the role of Finance Analyst you will be based at our Witney site providing maximization of profitable sales over the shortest acceptable period and with the minimum of bad debt losses.

    The position ideally requires someone with Credit Control or Accounting background and previous customer service experience. The basic objective is to protect the company's investment in receivables to provide the best possible return for the company from the borrowed invested in AR.
    In return we offer an attractive salary, ongoing learning and development and a career in a global company.

    The role of a finance analyst will focus primarily on collections which is determined based on business needs and will be communicated to you, however, you will be required to perform the secondary functions (credit management and cash allocation) as and when required.

    Collections

    • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the sales organization and customers to enhance collection efforts while ensuring repeat business.
    • Reduce outside collection and bad debt expense through the effective collection's activity
    • Chasing debts by phone/email, speaking on behalf of the company requiring good communication/diplomacy/tact/negotiation skills
    • Initiate contact with business units & customers, and follow up as needed to obtain commitments for payment or unfulfilled customer payments
    • Monitoring and control of debt/Aged debt overview: ensuring agreed terms are adhered to by customers
    • Order release: ensuring conditions are met to confirm the release diligently requiring good judgement, following order release process flow
    • Query management: to be addressed with customer service/sales and solved promptly to keep customer's satisfaction and identify any root causes preventing reoccurrences

    Credit Review / Audit Management

    • Establishment of credit terms and limits/Account Review/Customer Master Setups for new customers or increased business on existing accounts considering the risk involved and liaising closely with sales with for export credit knowledge of export documentation and other payment methods
    • Assessment of credit risk/Credit Risk Review: trying to find ways of accepting and controlling all business, including high risk opportunities. This involves the use of Credit Check Reports via a Credit Check Agency, the basic understanding of financial statements (Balance sheet, P&L) within approval limits requiring good numeracy skills
    • Ensures services delivered are compliant with SOX, Sherwin Williams policies, procedures, and all local statutory and regulatory requirements.
    • Works with Internal Audit and external auditors to support their activities
    • Processing of credit notes/debit notes and rebates once these have been authroized on the respective portals

    Cash Allocation

    • Initiative to contact store and other stakeholders to obtain clarification on payment information to resolve issues and apply payments accurately
    • Timely and accurate cash application of payments
    • Identify and properly code deductions / overpayments by customers
    • Document customer commitments for payment
    • Advise credit personnel of corrections requested by customer and assist field personnel in resolving account variances by application of POS corrections and edit of electronic chargeback logs.
    • Cash allocation: ensuring the cash is allocated daily and accurately to maintain up to date ledgers, requiring attention to detail for multiple currencies
    We are ideally looking for...
    • CICM, AAT studier, part qualified accountant or other relevant professional qualification.
    • Credit Control or Accounting background
    • Customer Services experience
    • Applying comprehensive credit principles and practices
    • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office based program – Outlook, Word, Excel
    • Fluent in English and French

    Our offer

    • Work life balance
    • Competitive compensation programme
    • Career growth opportunities in a truly international environment
    • Innovation leaders in the protective coatings industry
    • Sherwin Academy offers continuous training programmes for all seniority levels
    • Attractive wellbeing, mental health, women & inclusion and ID&E programmes

    **Please note that Sherwin Williams is unable to respond to any enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies**

    Here, we believe there's not one path to success, we believe in careers that grow with you. Whoever you are or wherever you come from in the world, there's a place for you at Sherwin-Williams. We provide you with the opportunity to explore your curiosity and drive us forward. We'll give you the space to share your strengths and we want you to show us what you can do. You can innovate, grow and discover in a place where you can thrive
    Eligibility to Work You will need to provide proof of right to work. It is a condition of any offer of employment we make to you that you have the permission to work in the country for the role for which you are applying for.
    Equal Opportunity EmployerAn equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other protected characteristic prohibited by law.

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