Specialist - Credit and Collections

Are you passionate about service excellence? Would you love to work for a global organization that is doing more good for people and planet?

IFF is a global leader in Flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, we deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Global Business Services: Delivering streamlined, scalable support—enhancing efficiency, compliance and service excellence across the company.

The role is based in Hyderabad, India (hybrid role). Be part of a solution oriented and advanced team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

• Perform and coordinate end‑to‑end collections activities, including customer communication and execution of effective collection procedures to improve cash flow and reduce past‑due balances.
• Proactively resolve credit issues and manage the collection of overdue accounts to achieve assigned collection targets.
• Monitor credit exposure and accounts receivable performance to proactively manage risk, including negotiating credit terms when customers are unable to meet established guidelines.
• Review and manage orders on hold daily, ensuring timely communication with relevant internal teams regarding customer issues affecting order release.
• Ensure compliance with credit policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Support destination collections efforts for customers within the Asia Pacific region.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within credit and collections operations to enhance efficiency and productivity.
• Conduct risk assessments for new and existing customers, including requesting and reviewing financial statements to support accurate credit analysis.
• Review credit limit reports regularly, recommend credit limit increases or decreases based on risk profile, projected sales, periodic reviews, and resolve unnecessary order holds.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or an equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Working knowledge of SAP or similar enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and standard business email applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to convey information clearly and professionally.
• Knowledge of local languages such as Hindi or Telugu is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated learning agility with the ability to adapt quickly in a dynamic business environment.

How Would You Stand Out?

• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across teams and stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, accountability, and the ability to manage financial and customer data accurately.

Why Choose Us?

• Hybrid model(3 days/week).
• Training opportunities.
• Two-way transportation.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more