Accountant, Accounts Receivable with Italian

Join BIC World, a community of brands dedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 75 years. We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways.

Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission.

The position of Accountant, Accounts Receivable is part of the Order to Cash service line of Group BIC Services, in Sofia, Bulgaria. This position has to ensure timely and effective Accounts Receivable management in line with internal procedures:

• Responsible for daily processing of incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures

• Responsible for daily follows up with customers to ensure effective and on-time cash collection of receivables

The role requires understanding of Accounts Receivable processes and high engagement with various departments & stakeholders.

Key accountabilities:

• Process payments: perform payment booking with invoice matching, customer deductions and/or advances

• Cash collection: regular follow-up (reminders, phone calls) with customers/Commercial Unit to ensure effective and on-time collection of receivables

• Accounts reconciliation

• Develop and implement strategies to improve efficiency and effectiveness in accounts receivable & collection processes

• Participating in local meetings

• Act as key subject matter expert regarding specific country processes & customer specifics.

• Contact customers on appropriate communication channel (phone, e-mail, chat, ...) as needed

• Continuous improvement: identify, propose and implement development activities to improve performance on a continuous basis

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• High school degree (University education is desired)
• 1-2 year of experience in a Shared Services environment for a global company is required
• 3-5 year of experience for a global company is a plus
• Advanced English and Italian
• Customer service orientation and attention to details
• Ability to work in teams, with deadlines and time pressure

BIC World is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

BIC World is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.