Receivable Specialist

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.  

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

Dow has an exciting opportunity for Receivable Specialist, located in São Paulo, Brazil.

About you and this role

You will work closely with other sub-functions in the Invoice to Cash organization to deliver exceptional service to customers and maintain profitability for Dow. This role is integral to the success of the Company and business specific cash flow objectives as well as achieving key enterprise targets such as Percent Current Receivables and Days Sales Outstanding (DSO). For the role of Receivable Specialist it is important to have a good insight in your customers portfolio and payment behaviors. It is critical to build up a good connection with your customers as well as your internal stakeholders in Invoice to Cash, Customer Service and our Commercial and Finance team, to be able to tackle any incoming issue or query in a timely, constructive, and effective manner. You show yourself to be proactive to ensure the best customer experience.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for being customer A/R main point of contact.

• Leads near due and past due collection activities.

• Influences customer payment behaviours.

• In depth customer account knowledge.

• Active member of account teams.

• Leads A/R improvement projects specific to customer account activities.

• Focal points for ECC product testing.

• Manages account reconciliation including but not limited to offsets, and sales adjustments.

• Investigates and resolving discrepancies.

• Resolves credit blocks.

• Collaborates with Credit, business partners and other l2C teams including escalation.

• Utilizes payment receipt and handling work processes.

• Adheres to compliance requirements for SOX and legal

• Additional activities, including but not limited to tax certificate updates, web portal review and update, document retrieval, and customer contact information updates

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Management and Business Administration degrees is preferred.

• 5 years of working experience (I2C, Customer service will be preferred), with SAP knowledge Proficiency in MS tools is expected.

• Fluent in English and Spanish - spoken and written.

Your Skills:

• Accounts Receivable Collection.

• Collaborative Communications.

• Customer Service and Customer-Oriented

• Refunds.

• Accounting System.

• Account Analysis.

• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Responsibilities / Duties

• Responsible for being customer A/R main point of contact
• Leads near due and past due collection activities
• Influences customer payment behaviors
• In depth customer account knowledge
• Active member of account teams
• Leads A/R improvement projects specific to customer account activities
• Focal points for ECC product testing
• Manages account reconciliation including but not limited to offsets, and sales adjustments
• Investigates and resolving discrepancies
• Resolves credit blocks
• Processes returns
• Collaborates with CFS, business partners and other I2C teams including escalation.
• Utilizes payment receipt and handling work processes
• Adheres to compliance requirements for SOX and meet OLAs.
• Additional activities, including but not limited to tax certificate updates, web portal review and update, document retrieval, and customer contact information updates.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 
 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.