About this role
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who use new technologies, dynamic insights and over 154 years of experience to connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive. </span></p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Summary</b></H2> </div><div><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Collections Associate Speacialist Junior supports the end-to-end accounts receivable processes to ensure accurate, efficient, and compliant financial transactions and cash flow management. Under close supervision, this job maintains financial records, analyzes collections data, and verifies payments are being process. This job also works closely with internal cross-functional teams to improve collections operations and delivers excellent customer service externally.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Essential functions</b></H2> </div><div><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• DISCREPANCY RESOLUTION: Assists with the investigation and resolution of payment discrepancies by analyzing collections data, communicating with cross-functional teams and customers, and making necessary corrections.</span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• DOCUMENTATION: Maintains accuracy and completeness of collections records by helping conduct regular audits and reconciliations.</span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• RECORDS MAINTENANCE: Partners to maintain financial records related to accounts receivable processes, assuring compliance with applicable policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.</span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• COLLABORATION: Partners with cross-functional teams to help verify collections information and ensure timely and accurate processing of customer payments.</span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• REPORT GENERATION: Drafts standard financial reports related to accounts receivable to support informed decision-making on collections matters.</span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Partners to implement policies and procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the accounts receivable processes.</span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• INDUSTRY EXPERTISE: Stays abreast of industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging best-in-class industry standards in accounts receivable processes, providing inputs for necessary updates and improvements.</span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION: Engages with customers to ensure timely payment of outstanding invoices, addressing any queries or issues they may have.</span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• CREDIT RISK ASSESSMENT: Assists in evaluating the creditworthiness of customers to minimize risk and ensure effective collections.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:azure">#LI-Hybrid<br>#LI-AE1</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Qualifications</b></H2> </div><div><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Minimum & typical years of work experience</span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Typically reflects 2 years or more of relevant experience. Demonstrated background in Collections activities or equivalent experience</span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• English level (C1) </span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Advanced Excel proficiency </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Preferred </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Previous experience preferably in Shared Service Center.</span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Experience with data processes for enterprise resource planning (ERP JDE/SAP) system. </span><br><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point).</span></p></div></div></div><p>Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.</p>