Junior Cash Collections Specialist with Dutch

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we've been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people's lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We're active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It's what you'd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that's dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today - while creating an even better tomorrow. Let's paint the future together.

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About the role

Join our growing Invoice to Cash team as a Junior Specialist, where you'll help shape new finance processes from the ground up during international transitions. This is a great opportunity to build expertise in a dynamic, multinational environment while developing within a Center of Excellence structure.

Key responsibilities

• Manage trade receivables for assigned countries and companies.
• Set credit limits in cooperation with Sales and Credit Control teams.
• Support improvements in overdue debt and collection effectiveness.
• Verify rebates and ensure timely payout execution.
• Provide risk assessments and advice to senior management and sales teams.
• Prepare monthly aged debt analysis reports.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to drive process improvements.

Job requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience in a finance/accounting structure.
• Very good command of English and Dutch (both written and spoken).
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or related field.
• Strong business partnering mindset.
• Ability to execute standard financial processes with accuracy.
• Experience in cash collection and setting credit limits is a plus.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and eager to learn in a global environment.

What we offer

• Competitive salary.
• Yearly bonus + Additional Operational Bonus.
• Comprehensive medical coverage through Lux Med, including a dental package.
• Access to modern work tools and office space.
• Learning Cafeteria, including access to Linkedin Learning.
• Flexibility to work in a hybrid model.
• Possibility to acquire professional certifications, such as Lean Six Sigma belt.

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At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 46411