Ref#: W181376
Department: Finance
City: Stockholm
State/Province: Stockholm County
Location: Sweden
Company Description
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands.
At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.
Position Overview
Purpose/Scope:
The Credit & Collection team is responsible for the overall Credit and Collection activities in the Nordic countries and the Baltic states. They are the main Finance contact within the region and works closely with the Sales department to optimize the business and prevent bad debts.
The Credit Controller will contribute to the development of continuous process improvement initiatives and best practices through leverage of technology and effective collaboration/communication with Credit & Collections/Business partners.
Key Responsibilities:
Collect overdue debts, send reminders via email and call customers- Liaise with Legal and external collection agency
- Distribute proactive reminders and account statements
- Credit held order review (Pre-book and re-orders)
- Set up seasonal payment plans, follow up and evaluate
- Analyze financial statements and continuously assess the risk of both existing and prospective clients before deciding to onboard them.
- Co-operate with A/R team in India to solve unapplied cash, matchings etc.
- Liaise with Customer Service and Sales regarding claims, markdowns and other credit notes requests
- Customer visits in the showrooms during markets and in-store
- Pre-payment process
- Prepare various analysis and month-end reporting
- Maintain ad-hoc projects on an as-need basis
Experience, Skills, and Knowledge
Qualifications & experience:
- Results-oriented, flexible, resourceful with the ability to manage multiple deliverables
- Excellent communication and organizational skills (written and verbal)
- Customer service orientated
- Ability to work independently and to deliver under pressure in a complex and challenging environment
- « Can-do» and problem-solving attitude
- High system proficiency (multiple systems handling)
- Proficient user of SAP and Excel
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Accounts receivable and/or Credit Control.
- Previous experience in a multinational company/regional headquarters preferred
- Fluent in Swedish and English, both written and spoken
