OverviewThe Regional Finance Executive will be primarily responsible for managing credit and collection activities for the assigned region, while providing commercial finance support to the Regional Commercial Team. The role will focus on ensuring timely collections, effective receivables management, adherence to credit policies, and facilitating smooth commercial operations.
Reporting Structure & Regional Scope
- Reporting To: RHead - Finance & Accounts.
- Functional Coordination: Regional Commercial Team - Sales & Service.
- Geographical Scope: Responsible for the assigned sales region, covering all customers, distributors and commercial accounts within the designated territory.
- Key Stakeholders: Regional Sales & Service Team, Customer Service, HO Finance, Accounts Receivable and other relevant support functions.
- Role Coverage: Act as the primary finance point of contact for the regional commercial team on credit, collections, receivables and day-to-day commercial finance matters & Support.
ResponsibilitiesKey ResponsibilitiesCredit & Collections Management
- Monitor regional accounts receivable, overdue balances and DSO.
- Drive timely collection of outstanding payments through regular customer follow-ups and coordination with the sales team.
- Monitor customer credit limits, payment terms and credit exposures.
- Identify collection risks, escalate overdue accounts and support resolution of payment disputes.
- Ensure compliance with the company's credit policies and approval processes.
Regional Commercial Support
- Provide day-to-day finance support to the Regional Commercial Team on customer-related financial matters.
- Support order processing, credit releases, billing and other commercial finance activities.
- Coordinate with internal teams to resolve customer account, invoicing and payment-related issues.
- Provide periodic MIS and receivables reports to regional stakeholders.
- Facilitate smooth coordination between Sales, Finance, Customer Service and other support functions.
Qualifications - Commerce Graduate (B.Com or equivalent).
- Minimum 4-5 years of relevant work experience in Credit & Collections, Accounts Receivable or Commercial Finance.
- Experience in B2B customer collections and receivables management is preferred.
- Working knowledge of MS Excel and ERP systems (SAP experience preferred).
- Strong communication, coordination, negotiation and follow-up skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Company DescriptionWaters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.
Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
