Job Description
At Olympus, we are committed to our purpose of making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states.
For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.
Olympus Europa, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, serves the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) region and employs 6,900 people in 31 countries. For more information, visit our website.
- Ensure and permanently optimize accounting activities as part of the order-to-cash process
- Develop procedures for Accounts Receivable and Credit Management to optimize the value creation process in alignment with AR Process Owner
- Conduct a variety of processes and risk analyses, identify potential for improvement and advise departments on optimization options
- Drive harmonized procedures, process efficiencies and automation for Accounts Receivable and Credit Management processes in EMEA
- Support operational teams and the management team on process-related issues in elaborating alternative solution attempts for FI AR processes
- Prepare process documentation and procedural instructions
- Ensure the implementation of all regulatory requirements within the processes
- Participate in internal and EMEA-wide international projects
- Participate in cross-functional task forces to ensure compliance with Finance & Accounting processes
- Closely collaborate with and steer the Business Service Center to ensure efficient processes for AR activities in D/A/CH
- Take actions on relevant D/A/CH escalations that could not be resolved by our Business Service Center
- Monitor the aging structure of receivables in the D/A/CH region
- Administer and handle insolvency processes in the D/A/CH region
- Act as contact person for trade credit insurance/credit agencies and coordinate any topics that might come up
- Successfully completed commercial education or study of Business Administration
- Several years' experience in Finance and Accounting processes, preferably in accounts receivable
- Knowledge of process modeling and process analysis methods and tools with SAP focus
- Good understanding of business processes
- Very good English and German language skills, both written and spoken
- High process and solution orientation
- Fast comprehension for familiarization with new topics
- Structured and analytical way of working
- Flexible working hours, remote work possible (up to 60%)
- 30 days of holiday per year
- Modern office and inspiring working environment
- Employee restaurant with live cooking and healthy food (subsidized)
- Public transport ticket (100% subsidized) or free parking space
- Company sport groups and in-house company gym
- Employee Assistance Program to support your health, mental and emotional well-being
- Comprehensive company pension scheme
- Company medical officer and vaccination offers
- Childcare through our ‘Buttje & Deern' partner
- Bike leasing