Address We are EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses. Formed in 2018 by the combination of Essilor and Luxottica, our Company combines two centuries of innovation and human endeavour to elevate vision care and the consumer experience around it. We are home to the most loved and widely recognized vision care and eyewear brands in the world. Our proprietary eyewear brands include Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, complemented by over 20 prestigious licensed brands. Our advanced lens technologies include Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions. We offer superior shopping and patient experiences with a network of 18,000 stores including world-class retail brands like Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and GrandVision. Every day, EssilorLuxottica’s 180,000 employees in 150 countries work towards a common mission to help people see more and be more. In 2021, the Company’s milestones included a collaboration with Meta to launch Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses; the acquisition of GrandVision bringing 39,000 new employees into our family; expansion of our International Employee Shareholding community, and the launch of Eyes on the Planet, our strategic approach to sustainability.
Job purpose
The role will involve driving improvements to credit risk management and operating procedures whilst building effective working relationships with the commercial side of the business and our external customers.
Key role accountabilities:
- Building effective business relationships with internal and external customers to maximize cash collection whilst minimizing risks
- Investigation and resolution of credit risks and problem accounts, reviewing and managing issues and significant transactions
- Ensuring that the company credit policy is adhered to including monitoring the application of appropriate credit limits and the risk profile of customers
- Support the Credit Control Team Lead and Credit Manager at preparing monthly reports on aged debt, overdue debt, DSO, cash flow, credits processed and provision for losses
- Define payments plan agreements with the sales team when necessary preparing ad hoc reporting in line with the needs of the business
- Producing accurate and timely management accounts, journal preparation, identifying and correcting mis posts, variance analysis and insightful commentary by identifying cost drivers and behaviours
- Supporting invoicing to the customers when required
- Establishing and sending statements and dunning letters to the customers
- Create manual invoices according to instructions
- Support on master data management
- Support the Shared Service Center for the reconciliation of the payments with the invoices
Your profile:
- Graduate with a relevant qualification in a business-related discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Credit control knowledge
- Experience in investigation & resolution of credit risks and problem accounts, in cooperation with clients
- Accounts receivable experience
- Fluent English
- MS office knowledge
- Communication & cooperation skills
- Agility and willingness to learn
Additional assets:
- SAP knowledge
