Jobs at Hitachi ABB Power Grid

You as an Accounts Receivables Manager will be part of Hitachi ABB Power Grids business based in Modderfontein , South Africa. You will be leading a functional work team within or accounts receivable (AR) focused on the complete, accurate and timely completion of accounting transactions. Ensuring compliance with internal guidelines and procedures as well as external regulatory requirements.

Your Responsibilities

• Transaction processing: Monitoring accurate processing of account receivable transactions. Overseeing organization and work allocation for individuals involved in processing.
• Analysis: Supervising analysis of accounts and highlights discrepancies or anomalies for correction.
• Accounting guidelines: Implementing relevant internal accounting and reporting guidelines in compliance with external accounting regulations.
• Optimization: Identifying, recommending and assisting in implementation of best practices to gain efficiency and drive productivity gains.
• Internal controls: Leading internal control over financial reporting compliance and reporting for accounts receivable for applicable templates.
• Monthly closing: Managing a portion of the month end close process for the accounts receivable area.
• Human Resource: Ensuring with HR Manager support that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guiding, motivating and developing direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies.
• Safety and integrity: Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues, and the business.
   

Your background

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance or MBA.
• 5+ years of experience working in accounts receivable and credit management.
• Knowledge of SAP.
• Proven ability towards customer relationship management.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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Your Responsibilities

• Volume and profit : Selling products/ systems/ services to customers, focusing on volume, mix and profitability targets for assigned Business Units/ Product Groups.
• Customer relations : Establishing and maintaining effective customer relationships to understand customer needs, promote customer understanding of full product/ systems/ services offering, and align to provide a solution. Ensuring a positive customer experience throughout the sales process.
• Sales plans : Preparing sales plans using company tools. Performing regular status reviews and proposes recovery plan(s) in cases of potential order shortfalls.
• Sales : Creating added value for the customer and Hitachi ABB Power Grids and ensuring the successful outcome of transactions, contracts and proposals by using effective sales techniques. Communicating details in accordance with Hitachi ABB Power Grids offering and strategy.
• Marketing : Ensuring efficient marketing activities and value proposition to customers.
• New market opportunities : Identifying and drives the development of new market opportunities in the designated market and ensures know- how sharing and cross -collaboration.
• Administration : Managing administrative procedures in sales processes, and supporting collection and project management activities when needed.
• Offer preparation : Preparing offers in coordination with the bid and proposal department and/or the Marketing Manager. Ensuring appropriate technical and financial aspects of offers, including prices and trading conditions.
• Safety and Integrity : Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues, and the business.

Your background

• Electrical engineering degree is required.
• More than 5 years of experience in Sales.
• Should be proactive, self-motivator.