Credit Mngmt & Collection Intern

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.  

As a Credit Management & Collection Intern, you will manage our entire credit granting process. This process includes the application of a credit policy, periodic credit reviews of existing customers, and the assessment of the creditworthiness of potential customers. The goal of this process is to improve the mix of company sales and bad debt losses.

This is a paid internship. You will work 4 days at home and 1 day at the office located in Martinez.

Main Responsibilities:

• Contact customers by phone or email to improve collection activity and resolve straightforward collection issues.
• Follow up on past-due accounts and coordinate with outside agencies or legal counsel.
• Help manage accounts under bankruptcy or other legal proceedings.
• Manage and mitigate credit risk through analysis of customer financial information and other reporting tools.
• Establish and review credit limits for our accounts.
• Collaborate with corporate and regional finance teams to analyze bad debt reserves and recommend monthly accruals.
• Participate in quotation and proposal stages to ensure credit terms align with corporate credit policy.

Required Qualifications

• Student in Economic Sciences, Accounting, International Trade, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Desired specific knowledge: Intermediate level of English. Experienced in tools such as Excel.
• Professional experience: 0-6 months of administrative experience is desirable

Benefits

• Hybrid working model.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Career Development Opportunities with access to many virtual learning sessions.
• International working environment
• Quality of Life program.
• Gympass discount.
• On site lunch service.
• Discounts with partners.

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.