Analyst Credit & Collections - BNL

Purpose of Position

A strong analyst, with strong business skills focused on delivering results, deductions and managing credit & collections activities for the largest business unit in Europe. Promoting teamwork and joint functionality to maintain a positive work environment with a focused and consistent team approach to ensure proactive and prompt action for both internal and external customers. Consistent handling of accounts is major importance in this role whilst contributing to reports showing results and foresight on issues with planning and positivity.

Main Responsibilities

• Collections and Reconciliation of AR Subledgers
• Daily Customer Contact and regular Customer Visits when needed
• Collaboration with OTC Stakeholders
• Support Dispute Management Function
• Negotiate Settlement of Overdue Accounts with Customers
• Liaison with Bank and Factoring Provider
• Escalation of Defaulted Accounts
• Credit Limit Reviews
• Deliver productivity via the standardization, streamlining and automation of processes
• Support due diligence and acquisition integration
• Other special projects and duties as may be necessary
• Collaboration with Commercial and Business care team
• Provide regular updates and feedback, highlighting regional challenges to OTC Manager
• Identify and implement process improvements, working with both local stakeholders and remote teams to optimize credit and collections activities

Key Competencies & Skills Required

Technical Skills:

1. Business Planning 

2. Information Systems

3. Analytical Skills

4. Financial Accounting & Reporting

Business Skills:

1. Business Partnership   Fostering Innovation Drive for Results Problem Solving

2. Strong Self-Motivation & Discipline: Ability to work autonomously, set priorities, and deliver results without direct supervision in the office

People Skills:

1. Negotiation & Influencing

2. Building Collaborative Relationships

3. Flexibility

4. Problem Solving whilst working as cross driven teams with understanding of roles

5. Ability to work on their own comfortably and with confidence.

Experience & Qualifications Required

• Fluent in English, Dutch and French
• Knowledge of Credit & Collection and other collection practices necessary.  Background in credit analysis and or previous bank lending / credit experience a plus.
• Experience in Credit & Collections tasks migrations and processes centralization
• Strong ethic that anticipates the needs of their business partners and customers
• Experience in SAP / systems skills
• Continuous improvement mind-set needed to support transformation and productivity
• Team building and excellent inter-personal skills (communication, build & maintain relationship)
• Organizational skills – continuous service delivery, time management
• 3 years to 5 Years experience in credit Analyst and Credit controller roles 

Key Stanley Black & Decker Values & Behaviors

• Agility & Performance
• Courage & Innovation
• Inclusivity & Collaboration
• Integrity & Accountability

About Us

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means joining one of the world’s largest, fastest growing, and most dynamic companies. Stanley Black & Decker is unique in that we’ve got a rich and storied history, but that hasn’t stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company ready for the future.

Being a part of our team means living our core values and behaviors. It means thriving in an environment of continual innovation and positive change. It means delivering products, services, and solutions that the world counts on when it really matters. It means maintain the highest standards in everything we do, every day.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Global Benefits & Perks
You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire. 

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.