Trade Finance Credit Manger

As a Trade Credit Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for:

• Treasury management;
• Credit Risk Management – CP and SE;
• Trade Working Capital Management – CP and SE;
• New Market Business Finance Partnering; and
• Implementation of Financial Instruments/Solutions

Accountabilities:

Treasury:

• Manage local banking relationships with banks and to ensure banks respond to SYN business requirements
• Main escalation/contact point for issue resolution with banks – connecting with Regional Treasury team and the banks’ Regional Relationship Manager (RMs)
• Propose and work with banks to manage banking access and payment access / Work with ID Legal Counsel to get BoD resolutions approved
• Manage cashflow together with Regional/Global Treasury and work with banks to place time deposit to maximize interest income (how much to deposit, how long to deposit and with which bank)
• Restructure the cash payment and cash collection set up in Indonesia to cope with the new business model

Credit Risk Management

• Review and proposed for bad debt provision each month – a key KPI
• Assess credit limit to be provided to trade customers for both CP and SE and continuously monitor credit risks customers
• Drive credit policies and compliance as the chair of the Country Credit Committee together with Finance Head and General Manager
• Monitors and pro-actively reduce risk of bad debts by supporting business to manage collections
• Business partner with Sales Heads (CP and SE) and Business Controllers (CP and SE) to implement credit related commercial policies to drive sales

Trade working capital management 

• Pro-actively manage trade working capital (Inventory and Net Accounts Receivables) together with Finance business controllers to deliver: Inventory Budget; and Net Accounts Receivables to Sales ratio budget
• Monthly reporting of quarter end and full year forecast to the Regional Controlling team
• Drive early collection from key customers and against trade off of providing early payment discount

New Market Finance Business Partner:

• Manage End-to-End finance business partnering for new markets to develop new business models

Drive implementation of Financial Instruments/Solutions

• Proactively work with business and Finance business controllers to explore and implement financial instruments/solutions that will benefit the business
• Work with Finance Head and Sales Head leads to implement dealer and retailer financing and other FiSo initiatives in the new Indonesia Agri Eco system

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• Bachelor’s degree specialized in Finance/Accounting
• Have in total 7+ experiences with minimum 2+ years working in Big 4 Accounting Firm
• Proven success working across different countries
• Demonstrable understanding of financial planning, monitoring and reporting process
• Experience of developing and optimizing accounting and planning applications is an advantage
• Interpersonal, communication and influencing skills
• People skills and proactive
• Stakeholder Management ability
• Experience in SAP
• Proficient in English

• Travelling 40%