Credit Controller DACH (d/f/m)

Leica Microsystems GmbH

  • Wetzlar
  • Post Date: 26. September 2025
Job Description

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Leica Microsystems, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

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At Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.

Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

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The Credit Controller DACH (d/f/m)is responsible for managing the customer credit and collection process across the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) to optimize account receivables and contribute to the achievement of company's working capital objectives.

This position reports to the EMEA Credit Controller Team Leader and is part of the Finance EMEA team mainly located in Wetzlar, Germany and will be an on-site role.

Leica Microsystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Der Credit Controller DACH (d/w/m) ist verantwortlich für die Steuerung des Kundenkredit- und Inkassoprozesses in der DACH-Region (Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz). Ziel ist die Optimierung der Forderungen und die aktive Unterstützung bei der Erreichung der Working-Capital-Ziele des Unternehmen

Diese Position berichtet an den EMEA Credit Controller Teamleiter und ist Teil des Finance EMEA Teams mit Sitz hauptsächlich in Wetzlar, Deutschland. Es handelt sich um eine Onsite Stelle.


In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Manage credit limits for new and existing customers based on analysis of financial reports and collection history
  • Communicate with customers to ensure timely payment of outstanding invoices
  • Validate customer new orders by controlling payment terms and status of overdue accounts.
  • Collaborate with the accounting and customer service teams to resolve billing issues and ensure proper payment allocation.
  • Contribute to credit control process improvements for the whole EMEA area as well as Finance -IT projects in relation with regulatory requirements (ex: E-invoicing)

In dieser Rolle haben Sie die Möglichkeit:

  • Kreditlimits für neue und bestehende Kunden auf Basis der Analyse von Finanzberichten und Zahlungshistorien zu verwalten
  • Mit Kunden zu kommunizieren, um eine fristgerechte Zahlung offener Rechnungen sicherzustellen
  • Kundenbestellungen durch Kontrolle der Zahlungsbedingungen und des Status überfälliger Konten zu validieren
  • Mit den Teams Buchhaltung und Kundenservice eng zusammenzuarbeiten, um Rechnungsprobleme zu lösen und eine korrekte Zahlungszuordnung sicherzustellen
  • Zur Verbesserung der Kreditkontrollprozesse im gesamten EMEA-Bereich sowie zu Finance-IT-Projekten in Bezug auf regulatorische Anforderungen (z. B. E-Rechnung) beizutragen

The essential requirements of the job include:

    Several years of experience in credit control, accounts receivable, or a similar finance role in an international environment
  • Fluent in German and proficiency in business English
  • Good communication skills and ability to work independently with a high level of accuracy

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

    Usage of SAP als ERP system

Die wesentlichen Anforderungen der Stelle sind:

  • Mehrjährige Berufserfahrung im Kreditmanagement, Debitorenbuchhaltung oder einer ähnlichen Finanzfunktion in einem internationalen Umfeld
  • Fließende Deutschkenntnisse sowie sichere Englischkenntnisse in der geschäftlichen Kommunikation
  • Sehr gute Kommunikationsfähigkeiten in Kombination mit einer eigenverantwortlichen und sorgfältigen Arbeitsweise

Von Vorteil sind außerdem Erfahrungen in:

    Nutzung von SAP als ERP-System

Leica Microsystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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