Collection Specialist

Description

Who is Koch Industries?

Based in Wichita, Kansas, Koch Industries is one of the largest private companies in America, with annual revenue of more than $100 billion. Established nearly 80 years ago, has grown from crude oil gathering and refining to multinational company employing about 120.000 employees worldwide. Growth of the company is a result of owner’s commitment to reinvest 90% of company earnings.

Currently Koch Companies include Flint Hill Resources (oil refining), Georgia-Pacific (paper products), Invista (polymers and fibers), Molex (connectors), Guardian Industries (glass products) and many others. Unique element of all Koch Companies is common management philosophy called Market Based Management, deriving its’ principles from concepts of free markets and societies.

What is Leveraged Capability Team in Katowice?

Leveraged Capability is part of Koch Business Solutions, a company providing services for multiple Koch group entities across Europe. Scope of LC services is focusing of compliance work and is going far beyond typical accounting processes, as those are delivered by other departments.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Manage customer accounts via collection software and strategic planning, enlisting the efforts of customer service and in-market collection team when necessary to accelerate the collection process
• Communicate material issues and trends to in-market credit managers and/or other relevant parties
• Recommend payment hold status on counterparties that pay beyond acceptable terms
• Identify, research, and resolve counterparty payment discrepancies (quality claims, unearned discounts, pricing, and quantity disputes, etc.)
• Assist counterparties via phone or email by providing any requested invoice information to resolve timely payment delay.
• Approving financial release by applying defined financial release rule sets
• Participate in periodic calls with business teams to share/review collection performance of assigned portfolio

The Experience You Will Bring

Requirements:

• Business degree preferred from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in desired role
• Basic accounting proficiency
• Fluency in English and Polish language is mandatory
• Ability to work on a team as well as be self-directed with independent decision-making capabilities
• Possess strong communication and negotiation skills to handle simple and/or complex situations
• Must be resourceful, results driven and able to multi-task and prioritize work with a sense of urgency

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in large multi-national organizations preferably in manufacturing or construction industry
• Accounts receivable knowledge/experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point, etc.)
• Familiarity with GetPAID collections software

What Do We Have To Offer?

• Hybrid model of work –50/50 - office in Katowice (Uniwersytecka 13 Street)
• Flexible working time
• Private medical health care
• Life insurance
• Sport card
• Fruits and snacks at the office
• Employee educational assistance plan
• Internal and external training
• Team building events
• Work in Principle Based Management environment, where we promote honesty and respect, we prefer self-reliant employees with initiative over micromanagement, we openly share the knowledge and expect employees to be eager to learn.

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