Company Description
Louis Dreyfus Company es una empresa líder en la comercialización y transformación de productos agrícolas. Nuestras actividades abarcan toda la cadena de valor, desde el campo hasta la mesa, a través de una amplia gama de líneas de negocio, aprovechamos nuestro alcance global y nuestra extensa red de activos para servir a nuestros clientes y consumidores en todo el mundo. Estructurada como una organización matricial de seis regiones geográficas y diez plataformas, Louis Dreyfus Company opera en más de 100 países y emplea aproximadamente a 18.000 personas en todo el mundo.
Job Description
Overall, Purpose and Objective of Position
The principal job function is to perform collections for different business units in North America. It involves the analysis of account statements and the daily communication with the traders, commercial areas and back-office functions that interact with customers. LDC is expanding into the downstream space and requires a focused collections function.
Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions
- Contacts customers to collect on outstanding accounts receivable through the available communication channels
- Access customers’ portals to follow up on collections or information required to activate cash collections
- Understands and reviews cash receipts, returns, and credits to customer accounts for timely and accurate application by the accounts receivable department.
- Assists the accounts receivable team with partial applications on customer accounts.
- Researches and works with treasury, execution, and customers to resolve any remittance discrepancies.
- Keeps permanent contact with commercial areas and credit risk to agree and align on strategies and priorities.
- Recommends improvements to accounts receivable policies and procedures
- Proactively seeks to initiate process improvements through projects and system optimization
- Alerts if there are collection risks with any particular customer or group of customers
- Establish and follow up KPIs to measure performance and inform internal customers on the activities performed.
Additional Responsibilities
- May assist regional credit with customer reference requests and periodic receivables reporting.
- Leads initiative to convert customers to electronic payments
- Corresponds in a timely manner with all internal and external customer requests.
- Maintains all files and documentation associated with the accounts receivable process.
- Other job duties that may be assigned.
Company Conformance Statements
In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:
- Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
- Interact professionally with co-workers, Company business associates and the general public.
- Work together in a cooperative spirit to serve the best interests of the Company.
- Operate in a fully responsible manner and comply with the law and Company policy.
Qualifications
Education/Professional Certifications/Licenses
Preferred qualification:
- College degree with some accounting coursework
- Advanced English skills
Experience
Basic qualification:
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2-4 years accounts receivable experience.
Preferred qualification:
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Agricultural industry experience.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (including any physical demands)
Basic qualifications:
- Basic knowledge of general accounting principles.
- Proficiency with SAP, Excel and Word.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and documentation skills.
- Proactive, self-directed approach with ability to work independently and propose solutions.
- Ability to prioritize multiple, detail oriented tasks and meet strict deadlines.
Additional Information
Louis Dreyfus Company provides equal employment opportunities to all without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other protected status.
What We Do
Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. We leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world, delivering the right products to the right location, at the right time – safely, responsibly and reliably. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines (platforms). Since 1851 our portfolio has grown to include Grains & Oilseeds, Carbon Solutions, Food & Feed Solutions, Coffee, Cotton, Juice, Rice, Sugar, Freight and Global Markets. We help feed and clothe some 500 million people every year by originating, processing and transporting approximately 80 million tons of products. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and eight platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 17,000 people globally. For more information, visit www.ldc.com.
