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Job Title: Receivable Specialist

Location(s): Berlin - Hybrid Working Model

About the Role

You will be part of a global finance team which, within the framework of the Shared Service Center in Berlin, takes over tasks from all finance areas for approx. 40 international Springer Nature companies. You will work for the Receivables Processes team, which serves as a center of excellence for the other operational teams in the Receivables Management department (Receivables Operations, Credit Risk Management, Collections) by taking care of all non-standard, technical and improvement activities, as well as project work and reporting.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Continuous review, optimization and documentation of receivables management processes
  • Technical improvements, process automation and bug fixing in cooperation with the IT department
  • Project work (e.g. integration of new companies in SAP, system upgrades, process design)
  • Cooperation with Customer Service, Sales Department and other Finance departments
  • Various special tasks as required (e.g. credit card reconciliation, integration projects, SAP interface maintenance, documentation + training, reporting, testing etc.)

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

  • Professional experience in group accounting / receivables management, including project support
  • Experience with additional relevant software, e.g. Atlassian Jira, Freshdesk, Autobank
  • Global Shared Service Center experience
  • High social competence
  • Negotiation and decision-making competence
  • High perseverance and resilience
  • Very good English language skills, ideally combined with good German language skills
  • Good time management and a self-sufficient working style
  • Knowledge of SAP ERP 6.0, S/4HANA or similar systems
  • Confident user of relevant software tools (MS Office, Google Workspace)
  • Successfully completed commercial training ideally in an international company

At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture and develop the very best talent. Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversi…

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