Accounts Receivable - Analyst - French Speaker

SC Johnson has been leading with purpose for 140 years, building high-quality products and iconic brands found in homes, schools and businesses in virtually every country worldwide – including OFF!®, Raid®, Glade®, Windex®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Ziploc®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, method®, Autan®, Baygon®, Mr Muscle®, Duck®, Lysoform® and more.

The 13,000 people of our global, fifth-generation family company are committed to making the world a better place today and for future generations.

AR Collections & Resolutions - Analyst - French Speaker

• Location - Frimley, UK
• Function – Shared Service Centre – PRO AR/Credit + Collections

Overview:

Step into a vibrant, multicultural hub at our UK-based EMEA Shared Service Centre, where over 230 talented professionals collaborate across Finance, Credit & Collections, and Supply Chain. Supporting 20+ countries and speaking 35+ languages, our team thrives on diversity, innovation, and teamwork.

Located at our dynamic Frimley site, the SSC is one of five SCJ businesses on campus—offering a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative environment that blends global reach with local energy. Whether you're passionate about numbers, processes, or people, this is a place where your skills and ideas can truly make an impact.

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive pay & Profit Share, flexible start times and 4.5 day working week
• We offer Study support in a relatable field
• Flexible starting and finishing times
• 33 days annual leave including public holidays due to supporting European countries
• Free Parking, Shuttle bus from local train stations, EV Charging, Cycle to Work Scheme
• Revamped onsite Gym with free classes + NEW Spin Studio

About the role

Are you fluent in French and ready to kick-start or grow your career in finance? We're looking for a motivated individual to join our Credit & Collections team, supporting the UK and French markets. In this exciting role, you'll play a key part in improving financial performance through proactive credit control/collections, claims validation, and customer relationship management.

This position is not available for international relocation

This position is eligible to work from home one day a week

Responsibilities:

This role assumes responsibility of managing the credit risk for a portfolio of customer accounts on behalf of EMEA region. It requires a strong ability to make credit decisions within the DOA framework, to work independently as well as collaboratively cross functionally, to proactively chase Receivable items & process incoming claims. It will require to take ownership of customer’s credit and ledger issues and escalate as and when necessary. The role also requires a clear understanding and adherence to internal and external controls as well as identifying opportunities through Lean mindset in view of maximising efficiency.

• Develop, maintain and improve relationships with internal and external customers to ensure timely cash receipt, allocation and query resolution;
• Manage the customer rebates ensuring customers invoices are validated with the Finance Team and processed in a timely manner;
• Conduct thorough investigation of price and logistics claims;
• Minimise the risk of bad and doubtful debts through credit management best practices

Experience you’ll bring:

• Fluent in English and French both written and verbal
• Experience in a customer facing role ideally with good experience in an accounting environment or accounts receivable role;
• Previous experience in Business to Business claims within a shared service centre;
• Strong Excel skills with good analytical and numerical skills;

Behaviors you’ll need:

• Good attention to detail and to be process improvement orientated (Lean mindset);
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt to working in a fast paced, changing environment;
• Strong team player with strong Proactivity and Personal Ownership;

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment.

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Inclusion & Diversity 

We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.  

We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.