Credit Control Specialist (French Language… at Fresenius… · Portugal

Credit Control Specialist (French Language Proficient)
Location: Lisboa - Sede, Portugal
Credit Control Specialist (French Language Proficient)
At Fresenius Medical Care, we are the global leader in kidney care, committed to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, innovative products, services, and care across the entire healthcare journey. Guided by our vision—“Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day.”—we work with purpose and compassion, supported by a global team of over 110,000 employees.
Within our Care Enablement segment, we develop and provide life-sustaining medical products, digital health solutions, and therapies that empower clinical teams and improve patient outcomes. Our FME Reignite strategy drives transformation through innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth.
Our values guide how we work:
We Care for our patients, each other, and our communities
We Connect across teams and borders to deliver excellence together
We Commit to doing things the right way— growing with purpose and leading kidney care with integrity and innovation
Your Responsibilities:
As a Credit Control Specialist this role is focus on improvement of Working Capital KPI’s, like DSO, BPDSO and % current improvements to target and execute the Credit Policy to guarantee a high level of compliance.
1. Position will be working as part of the Credit and Collection Department, reporting to the Credit & Collections Supervisor
2. Performs collection activities on due invoices and dunning procedures,
3. Credit checks on new and existing customers.
4. Monitoring debtor balances to ensure a reduction in debtors DSO, %Current
5. Ensure the way of working is compliant with the Global Credit Policy and Level of Authority documents,
6. Ensure business processes operate effectively to an appropriate level of fiscal compliance,
7. Ensure accurate and timely collection of current and overdue receivables,
8. Monitor and review credit limits in compliance with the Global Credit Policy and make sure these credit limits
are communicated with the relevant regions.
9. Monitor and advice on the local portfolio’s including the A/R report and communicate pro-active
recommendations with ultimate purpose to minimize losses,
10. Deliver continuous improvement by advising on credit risk related processes & services to the organization.
Your Profile:
1. At least 1 year working experience in the accounting area of credit and collections,
2. Determination to respond to tight deadlines
3. Naturally driven to work with confidence in a complex business environment,
4. Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail (including the necessary paperwork) and ability to handle
multiple tasks simultaneously,
5. Promptness and good communication with other departments,
6. Hands-on mentality with the ability to work independently,
7. Strong presence and credibility is desired,
8. Language:
a. Fluency in another foreign language (French) to the extent required for the given position (at least C1)
b. Conversant in the English language in the business environment
9. Inquisitive, pro-active and precise,
10. Good knowledge of MS EXCEL (Reporting purposes)
Our Offer For You:
There is a lot you can discover at Fresenius Medical Care, regardless in which field you are an expert and how much experience you have -  all dedicated to your professional journey.
Whether in front of or behind the scenes - you are helping to make ever better medicine available to more and more people around the world
Individual opportunities for self-determined career planning and professional development
A corporate culture in which there is enough room for innovative thinking - to find the best solution together, not the quickest one
A large number of committed people with a wide range of skills, talents and experience
The benefits of a successful global corporation with the collegial culture of a medium-sized company
Health insurance
Life insurance
Meal allowance
Hybrid work