Manager Order-to-Cash Operations and Credit Management (m/f/x)

Passion for Innovation. Compassion for Patients.

With over 120 years of experience and more than 17,000 employees in over 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo is dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering new standards of care that enrich the quality of life around the world.

In Europe, we focus on two areas: The goal of our Specialty Business is to protect people from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in Europe, and help patients who suffer from it to enjoy every precious moment of life. In Oncology, we strive to become a global pharma innovator with competitive advantage, creating novel therapies for people with cancer.

Our European headquarters are in Munich, Germany, and we have affiliates in 13 European countries and Canada.

For our headquarter in Munich we are looking for a

Manager Order-to-Cash Operations and Credit Management (m/f/x)

The position:

Elevate your career to new heights as the linchpin of our credit management team, taking on a responsible role that commands strategic oversight and operational finesse. From coordinating intricate accounts receivable processes to spearheading KPI monitoring and forecasting, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our financial strategies and ensuring compliance with IFRS standards, all while fostering seamless collaboration with key stakeholders. Join us at the forefront of financial excellence and lead the charge towards sustained success.

Roles & responsibilities:

• Be the responsible contact person for all internal and external stakeholders regarding credit management, especially for local Finance Directors, Customer Service, Legal, auditors etc. 

• Steer and perform design, alignment and maintenance of End-to-end Order-to-Cash and Credit Management process and all related policies according to IFRS and internal policies

• Take over the operational responsibility for all Credit Management and Cash Ops activities and functionally coordinate the Credit Management team  

• Coordinate and execute the accounts receivable process, including payment terms setting, customer and receivables risk categorization and risk management with implications on cash and working capital 

• Be responsible for the regular customer monitoring via external agencies

• Steer and perform design, implementation and execution of regular KPI monitoring, analyses and forecasts with regards to cash, credits, receivables and customers as well as reporting to all relevant stakeholders (e.g. to SVP Finance, Head of Finance Shared Services)  

• Coordinate and perform transactional receivables accounting including reconciliations, discrepancy resolution, master data management, credit limit assessments and credit limit changes, shipping blocks as well as support of dunning and collections process in cooperation with local Finance Directors, Customer Service, Commercial and Controlling Teams

• Coordinate and execute bad debt financial treatment in line with policies and IFRS standards and initiate mitigation and legal actions in close cooperation with Customer Service and Legal and according to IFRS and internal company policies

Professional experience & education:

• Successfully completed studies in Economics, Business Administration or a successfully completed Finance-related professional education

• At least 4-6 years of relevant work experience including functional team coordination and the operational responsibility for a whole topic in a line or project management function
• Solid Finance and Accounting knowledge; professional training with regards to Finance, Accounting or Cash/Credit Management or relevant certification is an advantage
• Strong background in Credit & Risk Management, (Internal) Audit or Accounting in an internationally operating company or relevant experience in Audit or in Accounting advisory
• Solid Experience in project management and functional coordination as well as in process design and implementation in Finance & Accounting, ideally in the environment of global business services, shared services or in transformation contexts 
• Very good understanding of the End-to-end Order-to-Cash and Credit Management process and good knowledge in other Finance and Accounting processes as well as in IFRS  
• Good knowledge of SAP R/3, SAP ECC or S/4 HANA and MS-Office
• Business fluent English in writing and conversations, good to very good conversational German; further languages are an advantage
• Strong sense of ownership, ability to functionally coordinate people and complex activities
• Very good communication and negotiation skills with a highly convincing, goal-oriented manner and the capability to manage conflicts constructively
• Very high customer orientation and ability to work in teams as well as a successful track record in cross-functional and international collaboration
• Autonomous, accurate and proactive way of working 

Why work with us?

Working at Daiichi Sankyo is more than just a job – it is your chance to make a difference and change patients’ lives for the better. We can only achieve this ambitious goal together. That is why we foster a culture of mutual respect and continuous learning, with a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity. Here, you will have the opportunity to grow, think boldly, and contribute your ideas. If you have a proactive mindset and passion for addressing the needs of patients, we eagerly await your application.

For more information: www.daiichi-sankyo.eu