Accounts Receivables Associate - French speaker

We are looking for a talented Accounts Receivable Associate – French speaker to join our team, specialising in Finance for Cummins in Darlington, United Kingdom. 

This is a hybrid role, 3 days/week in the office.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Manage the timely collection of allocated European customer accounts, supporting healthy cash flow and business performance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders, ensuring a positive customer experience.
• Investigate and resolve customer queries, claims and account discrepancies, delivering timely and effective solutions.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Finance teams to address account issues and support business objectives.
• Conduct account analysis and identify trends, root causes and improvement opportunities to enhance Accounts Receivable processes.
• Support month-end activities, reporting requirements and financial control processes, ensuring accurate financial information.
• Participate in projects and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen efficiency, controls and overall team performance.

To be successful in this role, you will need the following:

• French language skills are essential; German language skills would be advantageous.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues and recommend effective solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across different functions and cultures.
• A proactive and results-focused approach, demonstrating collaboration, customer focus and the ability to adapt to changing business priorities.

Education / Experience

• High school diploma, certificate of secondary education, or equivalent practical experience.
• Previous experience in Accounts Receivable, Credit Control, Finance Operations or a related financial administration role.
• Experience working with customer accounts, collections, account reconciliation and query resolution, particularly within an international or European business environment, would be advantageous.

Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.