Collections Specialist & Junior Accountant

G4S Telematix, part of Allied Universal®, the world’s leading integrated security company, is seeking a dynamic Collections Specialist & Junior Accountant. This pivotal role joins a collaborative Finance & Accounting team, playing a key part in our department’s growth and supporting our commitment to operational excellence.

Our Finance & Accounting Department currently includes a dedicated Supervisor, an Accountant, and an Accounting Manager who oversees operations across G4S Telematix and five other Group entities.

This pivotal new role is designed to expand our team's capacity, offering the successful candidate a unique opportunity to contribute to the department's evolution and their own professional growth.

• Oversees the timely collection of all outstanding balances for B2B and B2C portfolios, maintaining a low Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) ratio

• Performs accounting entries for the bookkeeping & matching of receipts by customers and FX adjustments

• Creates analytical Aging reports 

• Communicates with customers via email and/or telephone to fine tune the process of collection

• Intervenes and communicates internally with Sales Support and Invoicing Supervisor to help remove any roadblocks that could lead to the postponement of customer receipts

• Reconciliation of AR balances

• Negotiates payment plans with delinquent customers and manages the escalation process for bad debt

• Creates Purchase requests for all of the expenses of the business

• Collaborates with all internal departments to make sure correct Cost centers and Business Units are used

• Suggests more productive ways of collecting invoices from suppliers

• Supports with bookkeeping of expenses & invoices

• Performs basic accounting & tax reconciliations 

• Aids in the accurate submission of monthly tax declarations (withholding taxes, Intrastat, Listing) and conducts monthly VAT reconciliation against the G/L

• Reconciliation of AP balances

• Aids in the testing of new ERP (Soft1) for modules that have to do with expenses

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Economics

• Proven experience of 2-5 years as a junior accountant and/or some experience with Collections

• Excellent command of the English language (written & spoken)

• Basic Knowledge of MyData and AADE platform

• Basic/Intermediate knowledge of Excel

• Knowledge of Soft1 ERP will be considered a strong plus

• Attention to detail

• Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment where change is constant and continuous

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with a firm but professional approach to collections