Customer Finance Team Leader

**Job Description Summary**: We are looking for a Customer Finance Teamleader Europe who will plan, lead, organize and control the credit management activities for Europe.

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**Our vision for Finance at BD**

BD Finance is a world-class team that is recognized as a valued partner to all areas of the business. It is our task to provide exceptional financial management, enabled by the most efficient processes and the most robust financial systems.

**About the role**

As Customer Finance Teamleader (Europe), you will be responsible for credit management in Europe. Your key responsibilities will include:

- Supporting efforts to reach the Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) target for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.
- Identifying and driving standardization of processes as well as centralization opportunities for the Business Development (BD) team, as measured by related processes.
- Initiating and leading actions in cooperation with the Customer Finance Manager to improve the BD team's credit management processes.
- Implementing internal control improvements and ensuring adherence to policies.

In this role, you will play a crucial part in streamlining credit management operations across Europe, optimizing processes, and ensuring compliance with internal policies and controls. Your efforts will contribute to achieving financial targets and enhancing the overall efficiency of the organization's credit management practices within the EMEA region.

**Credit & Collection activities**:

- Supervise credit risk and payment terms in Europe
- Ensure yearly Credit Limit reviews in each country
- Maintain a critical attitude on safeguarding BD assets

**Stakeholder Management & compliance**:

- Build strong business relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Supervise internal and SOX controls for completeness, correctness, and security of financial data and transactions
- Provide information to internal and external audits
- Prepare the Representation Letter and Q-questionnaire for the region

**People Management/Training and development**:

- Manage a team of approximately 4 associates
- Hire, develop, and mentor team members
- Translate the vision, mission, and strategy of BD Finance to the team
- Coordinate team meetings and initiate/lead recruitment processes
- Ensure business continuity and build back-up plans

**Process expertise and improvements**:

- Support the Customer Finance team on specific topics to solve pending issues
- Realize standardization and propagation of best practices to improve quality and process standards

About you
- You have strong organizational skills
- You have an analytical attitude and decision making skills
- You are able to work independently
- You are outspoken and able to negotiate
- You are proficient in English
- You are dynamic & flexible (stress resistant)
- You have the ability to empower self and others to reach common goals
- Open to develop yourself in the communication skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint) required
- Financial systems and tools knowledge and utilization skills (SAP)

This role is open internally until 20/09/2024 ( deadline to apply)

Becton, Dickinson and Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.

**Primary Work Location**: BEL Erembodegem - Dorp 86

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