Job description
Department: Finance
Team: Credit Control
Location: Atlanta, US
Position type: Temp to Perm
Reporting to: Credit Control Manager
About the Team
The GSMA is a complex, diverse and global organisation. The delivery of best-in-class finance is critical to the performance and growth of the organisation. The Finance team is tightly integrated into the organisation, highly respected and utilised in a range of operational and strategic roles.
The Finance team is predominantly based in London with regional staff located in Spain, USA and Mainland China.
What the hiring manager says
This is an exciting opportunity to join GSMA, an industry organisation representing the interests of the largest mobile network operators globally, whilst also hosting some of the largest mobile communications events such as Mobile World Congress Barcelona.
This is a varied role that offers the opportunity to work for a leading brand representing some of the largest mobile operators globally alongside a dedicated team, with a global client base encompassing a broad range of products and services. The seasonal nature of our business also means an interesting and varied role throughout the year.
Chloe Pagnello Symmons, Credit Control Manager
About the Role
This role will be based in the Atlanta office and will report into the Credit Control Manager based in London, UK and you will be focused on client collections for GSMA events and services.
Your daily responsibilities include chasing debt from customers based in the Americas and Spain. You will provide risk assessments on the collectability of debt and monitor cash collections, advising the Credit Control Manager on potential bad debt and what needs to be provisioned.
You will deal with the collection of multi-currency invoices with varying payment terms from a wide selection of debtors, ranging from large multinational and blue chip organisations through to small start-up clients. In doing this, you will also work closely alongside the Accounts Receivable team in London, UK to investigate and respond to client queries.
About You
The role requires a dedicated and motivated individual who is able to work both independently and as part of a team. They must be proactive, forward thinking, analytical, with a willingness to continually develop and improve process performance.
The ideal candidate will also demonstrate:
- Fluent Spanish as an additional language is a necessity
- Proven experience of working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to prioritise effectively and manage expectations
- Good understanding and experience of the Credit Control function and general financial rules
- Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills including advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups etc.), Word (mail-merge)
- Highly organised individual with excellent attention to detail
- Tenacious and deadline-driven
- Strong levels of customer service and solutions-oriented
- Good communication skills at all levels including key stakeholders
- Very strong written English and professional manner
- Excellent team-player, used to working towards shared objectives
- Able to work autonomously and with the ability to recognize when to request assistance
About the GSMA
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 750 operators with more than 350 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem. Our mission is to further the strategic, commercial, technological, developing world and advocacy interests of our members. The GSMA produces industry-leading events such as MWC Barcelona, MWC Shanghai, MWC Los Angeles and the
Mobile 360 Series
conferences.
Every day we work to harness the power of mobile to achieve our industry purpose – Intelligently Connecting Everyone and Everything to a Better Future – through four main activities:
- We provide strategic direction and thought leadership to our members
- We drive collaborative industry programmes aimed at maintaining operator relevance in the digital world
- We advocate for the industry to regulators, policymakers and society as a whole
- We convene the broad mobile communications ecosystems and adjacent industry sectors at our industry-leading events.
Contract type
Short term Contractor
Worker type
Contingent Worker
What We Offer
Working at the GSMA offers you unparalleled access to the mobile industry. We offer a chance to truly shape the direction of mobile, whatever your role. By joining the GSMA, you will be exposed to a fast-paced rapidly evolving environment, working on global solutions, genuinely fascinating and industry-changing projects and a stimulating and dynamic environment designed to enable you to flourish.
In addition to architect-designed offices and competitive compensation, our benefits include fantastic learning & development opportunities, generous holiday allowances, four additional days off for professional development and many others.
To learn more about the GSMA, visit our
career site
, our
LinkedIn
page and our
Twitter
page.
Being You at the GSMA
We are one of the most diverse companies you will ever come across, we care deeply about equality and inclusivity and aspire to be the best at it. Your well-being and work/life balance is important so if you prefer to work flexi-time or a day from home, just ask. We’re keen to ensure everyone is equal, represented and connected so we particularly encourage applications from all demographics. The success of the GSMA year on year will continue to be contributed by people from all walks of life.
Flexible Working
Here at the GSMA, we are committed to being an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements supported by our BeWell programme. Our BeWell programme provides comprehensive benefits, tools and initiatives to encourage a happy and healthy working environment.
If you are interested in applying for this role with a flexible working arrangement, please talk to our recruitment team.
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