Cash Collections Junior Specialist with Italian

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we've been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people's lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It's what you'd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that's dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today - while creating an even better tomorrow. Let's paint the future together.

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About the role

Join our dynamic Invoice to Cash (I2C) team, where you'll contribute to efficient receivables management, process improvement, and risk assessment. If you're passionate about learning, problem-solving, and working in a collaborative environment, this role is for you!

Key responsibilities

• Performing the collection and credit management activities for Italy scope of trade receivables.
• Managing credit control activities - setting up credit limits for customers, managing order release process, following the dispute management process.
• Supporting cash management - cash applications processes based on bank statements to ensure compliance with our SLAs.
• Providing reliable and well-documented risk advice to senior management and the sales department based on accurate assessment and evaluation of all appropriate internal and external factors and objectives.
• Liaising with country Sales Management, Customer Services, Record-to-Report, Invoice-to-Pay teams and other management as appropriate.
• Production of monthly /weekly/ daily figures for the analysis of aged debt and other relevant I2C reports to the business stakeholders.
• Taking an active part in "Invoice to Cash" process improvement projects.

What makes you a great fit

• You speak fluently in English and Italian - you can be sure that you will be using it.
• You are flexible and quick to act, you take ownership and learn fast.
• You want to learn new things and most of all - work with knowledgeable people to develop. yourself, learn from others, and have access to the best trainings available on the market.
• You are human - you appreciate a good atmosphere in a team, a knowledgeable boss who can be an authority, brings diversity, and professionalism.

What we offer

• Full-time position in our dynamic Invoice to Cash team.
• Attractive salary plus a language bonus.
• Yearly bonus.
• Extended Lux Med medical package, including dental coverage.
• Modern work tools and a comfortable office environment.
• Access to Learning Cafeteria (incl. Percipio) and LinkedIn learning, with opportunities for professional certifications (e.g., Lean Six Sigma).
• Flexible hybrid work model offering work-life balance.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a dynamic, multicultural team.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.