Accounts Receivable

**Company presentation**
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

**Entity and activity description**
Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy. The company’s customer-centric transformation strategy aims at profitable, regular and responsible growth over the long term. It relies on operational excellence, selective investments, open innovation and a network organization implemented by the Group worldwide.

Through the commitment and inventiveness of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.

Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 20 billion euros in 2020. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO STOXX 50 and FTSE4 Good indexes

**Missions and Responsibilities**
Our Accounts Receivable team is looking for someone to join the team in Anjou

It’s a full time position with a hybrid mode (3 times a week in the office and 2 times a week from home).

We are looking for someone bilingual who wants to join a team with an excellent working environment.

If you have experience in collections, or you want to train and start a career in it, do not hesitate to apply

The primary purpose and goal of this position is to support the Sales and Customer Service teams in providing credit services to customers, maintaining good customer relations and contributing to the financial health of the ALC organization, while promoting ALC's safety and quality objectives.
- **Ensures account collections**: Maintains accounts receivable at 45 days or less. Reviews accounts and speaks with customers by phone to collect overdue amounts. Negotiates repayment methods and terms with customers. Writes and sends form letters to customers to encourage payment of accounts. Coordinates with third parties to facilitate collection efforts on accounts receivable due for payment.
- **Follow up on customer files**: Records information on customer financial status and status of collection efforts. Makes daily entries in customer accounts for checks and materials received. Each month, reconciles and tracks accounts to determine and improve customer performance. Confers and consults with the sales team as needed.
- **Quality/Security**: Ensures all customer payments are credited accurately and timely. Promotes ALS security objectives. Knows and follows group procedures as outlined in the ALS Quality Manual. Ensures appropriate corrective and preventive actions are in place to address customer issues or complaints.
- **Cash Flow**: Records invoice payments in customer files and makes bank deposits.
- **Maintains customer relationships**: Develops strategy to ensure customer loyalty.

**Competencies and Profile**
- **Experience**: In an accounts receivable/collection role in the industrial sector (asset)
- **Degree**: Business degree (asset).
- **Knowledge**: Basic accounting, bilingualism (French and English fluent are required), information systems (Oracle is an asset), Google suite.
- **Other competencies**: We are looking for someone with a positive attitude, willingness to learn and a great team player. We are also looking for someone who is goal oriented and proactive.

**Additional information**

Job Reference: CA05965