Senior Credit Manager

As Senior Credit Manager, you will be the interface between Sales, Financial Department and Controlling team in BG/BU organisation in France. Reporting directly to Nexans France Finance Director, you will manage a team of 7 people. You will be responsible for :

Risk monitoring :

• Permanently review and maintain of granted insurer credit limit to potential and existing customers
• Continually measure and evaluate existing customer payment performance to validate appropriate credit lines and payment terms
• Inform Business Groups /Units managers of  the amendments of credit limit received by the insurer
• Manage internals agreements by Business Groups/Units

Cash Collection : 

• Analysis unallocated cash without clear assignment, and unclaimed customer credits as per local legal conditions.
• Elaborate a cash-plan according to the calendar in order to improve the financial position (cash flow) at group level
• Share items to Sales Departments (FOBO)/ customer for clearing oustanding items
• Close cooperation with legal department for contract design/ collection

Efficient routines / processes : 

• Coordinates with the BG CFO / BU CFO on all credit issues
• Coordinates as necessary with insurer/ internal/ external auditors
• Coordinates with insurer – Liaise/negotiate with the insurer for an optimal Credit Insurance coverage
• Consistency of methods & tools and timeliness of reporting information
• In charge of the quarterly intercompany flows reconciliation (sales to cash)

Comply with the credit management policy : 

• Applies Nexans’ policies and procedures relating to credit management and the “order-to-cash” process;
• Designs, oversees and executes internal control activities
• Deploy credit management policy

Europe & Tool coordination : 

• Be the Key User of Getpaid tool – Manage trainings and on-boarding of credit managers within Europe
• Be interface between Credit managers, Corporate insurance Director (CM program) and brokers

Required skills & qualifications : 

• University Degree in Business or equivalent
• At least 10 years of successful management experiences in credit and collections in an international environment
• General business and operations knowledge to apply fitter credit management tools
• Excellent knowledge of the SAP System (ERP-System), Get Paid tool is a plus.
• Excellent Microsoft skills, Excel spreadsheet modeling and PowerPoint charts, Power BI will be a plus
• Excellent interpersonal, team oriented, negotiation, analytical and problem solving skills
• Highly detailed oriented and organized
• Fluent in French & English (oral & written)