Cash and Collections Senior Specialist

YILPORT Holding A.Ş.

YILPORT Holding is a privately held, wholly-owned subsidiary of YILDIRIM Group, one of the fastest-growing and most developed Turkish industrial groups with its container terminals in Turkey, Malta, Sweden and Norway, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Peru, and Ecuador through multiple continents.

As being the first Turkish global port operator, we provide total supply chain solutions to our customers with state-of-the-art technologies and with the best talents across all operations.

With a massive pipeline of new investments, our ambition is to become one of the top 10 container terminal operators over the next 10 years.

For our growing team, we are looking for enthusiastic team members to take an active role as a Cash and Collections Senior Specialist to be based in YILPORT Holding Headquarters in Maslak, Istanbul.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or closely related fields from Universities.
• Have at least 4 years of experience in cash management, finance and treasury preferably in a multinational company,
• Written and oral fluency in English is a must,
• Professional knowledge of TRM, ERP Programs (preferably SAP),
• Professional knowledge of MS Applications (esp. Excel, Word and Power Point),
• Demonstrates good understanding of collections and cash flow dynamics,
• Able to prioritize workflows, multitask and manage time effectively,
• A ‘can do’ approach, willingness to learn and extend the role above and beyond the job description,
• Is self-directed and self-motivated, able to work both independently and within a highly collaborative team environment,
• Have quality, process and result driven approach,
• Strong analytical and organizational skills and ability to organize and prioritize work, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously and complete tasks according to deadlines,
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills interact with people from various countries, cultures and all business levels,
• Able to inspire others and eager to work in a collaborative manner with her/his team and peers,
• Have excellent attention to details,
• Good team player with strong problem solving and negotiation skills,
• No obstacles for domestic & international travel when required. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporting to Cash and Collections Manager, Cash and Collections Senior Specialist will be mainly responsible for all cash management and collection functions driving the improvement of working capital and reduction of overdues in accounts receivable by maintaining relationships with internal and third parties in order to achieve YILPORT Group Companies’ targets.

This role will also participate in special projects and initiatives to optimize the performance of current capabilities, with a focus on improving YILPORT’s DSO, DPO and cash cycle.

Additional responsibilities will be as follows:

Responsibilities:

• Monitor overdue debts and inform all related departments; take actions in order to encourage timely payments,
• Investigate historical data for debts and bills and assist with customer account reconciliations,
• Follow up the current status of accounts receivable and accounts payable closely,
• Manage weekly cash flow including monitoring and reporting activities,
• Keep accurate records and reporting on collection activity,
• Cooperate well with sales, accounts receivable, accounts payable, procurement and invoicing departments,
• Track the compliance of financial calendar with Regions,
• Prepare periodic reports for Top Management including, AR overdue reports, DSO/ DPO reports, trade receivables aging, weekly/ monthly cash flow besides short, medium, and long-term cash flow forecasts,
• Perform in line with company’s working capital objectives and collection policy and closing procedures align with company’s year-end KPIs,
• Coordinating cash management activities with other departments within the organization to ensure that cash flow needs are met,
• Managing accounts receivable by monitoring delinquent accounts to determine appropriate follow up action,
• Performing reconciliation of accounts to ensure that transactions are recorded accurately,
• Analyzing regions and terminals cash position and ensuring that all bank accounts are in good standing and that sufficient funds are available to meet operational cash flow needs.