Company Description
BIC products are recognized all over the world for their quality, safety, affordability and ease of use. The ballpoint pen, the pocket lighter, and the shaver are all part of the daily lives of millions of consumers. These products make BIC an iconic international brand, present in more than 4 million retail outlets in more than 160 countries around the world.
BIC's founder, Marcel Bich, understood that to succeed, BIC needed hands-on team members who were willing to take measured risks and assume responsibility for their role in a team. Today, we provide our more than 15,000 team members in 61 countries with the opportunity to invent BIC's future - together - while honoring our past achievements. We are committed to our team members' development and empower those who wish to discover different areas of our business or acquire international experiences.
**Job Description**:
BIC Australia are looking for a Credit Controller, who will be responsible for managing the credit granted to customers and ensuring that invoices due are collected on time and bad debts write-offs are minimized.
**Main responsibilities include**:
- Overall responsibility for the AU Trade Debtors Ledger
- Accurate and timely delivery of monthly credit control reporting requirements
- Obtain commercial credit reports for new customers and recommend credit limits based on their credit risk evaluation
- Ensure PPSR requirements are met including lodgment, discharge and regular review
- Allocation of EFT payments and cheque deposits
- Ensure claims deducted by customers from remittances are properly supported and authorized. Follow-up regularly with sales staff on any unsupported claims
- Collection follow-ups ensuring that overdues are minimized. Liaise and escalate to Sales/Account Managers problematic accounts
- Refer and coordinate with collection agency/ies accounts that Sales failed to collect or those accounts that declared bankruptcies
- Liase with Customer Service to ensure timely processing of Customer credit claims that are deducted from remittance.
- Customer statements and major accounts reconciliation
- Regular review of overdue debtors - ensure strong DSO/Aged debt performance and mínimal bad and doubtful debt
- Review accounts on credit hold and release new orders
- Manage Customer Master in ERP system
- Month End Reporting on Debtors Ledge
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**Qualifications**:
**What you need to be successful in this role**:
- Knowledge and work experience on Credit Management
- Knowledge about legal options to collect bad accounts
- Knowledge of commercial laws
- Patience and persistence in following up overdue accounts
- Experience working with PPSR
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Organized with high attention to detail
**Desirable**:
- Finance Qualification
- Experience in JDE is a plus
- Exposure to retail clients is a plus
Additional Information
**What do we offer?**
- Working for an international FMCG leader with iconic brands
- A great team of highly motivated and enthusiastic people
- Opportunities for growth within a global organization
- Attractive flexibility policy, including supporting a hybrid working environment
BIC 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 on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.