Accounts Receivable Specialist

Job Reference	17287
Job type	Permanent
Location	Ballymount, Dublin 24
Salary	€ 40,000-60,000

The Role

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Ballymount - Permanent

Salary: €40,000 - €45,000

Hybrid Working

My client is seeking to appoint an experienced Accounts Receivable Specialist on a permanent basis.

Candidates must have a minimum of 2-3 years' experience in a similar role.

Experience using SAP would be a distinct advantage

Key Responsibilities:

Checking and issuing invoices, credit notes and customer statements on a timely basis.
Prompt posting to customer accounts on SAP of all customer payments, credits and debits.
Ensuring all details are inputted on newly opened accounts.
Cash collection.
Assisting business sales managers in debt collections if required.
Applying discounts for early payments and cash discounts.
Responding to queries on customer accounts and reconciling all payments received.
Month end and periodic reporting of aged debtor / debtor days reports internally and to Group Head Office
Ad hoc reporting where required internally and for Group Head Office.
Liaising with and provision of information to the Treasury Accountant / Finance Team regarding cash forecasts, bank reconciliations and working capital / debt management.
Administration of customer rebates and related postings to customer accounts.
Liaising with our credit insurers and using their internet portal as a method of communication regarding credit limit / customer risk rating updates.
Preparation of reports for annual / periodic credit management meetings with credit insurers.
Updating debtor accounts on SAP e.g. addresses, names, credit limits and contact details.
Reporting to credit insurer regarding breaches of contract terms and updating customers based on interaction with credit insurers.
Applying for new credit limits for existing or new customers and communication of this internally.
Escalation of the status of customer accounts to relevant sales manager where required.
To develop an understanding of the customers business and keep updated on their financial position where possible using the financial information available to us.
Liaising with relevant management regarding credit limit changes.
Input to departmental improvements and projects underway in the Finance and Administration Department to ensure we develop as a team and maximise our capabilities.
Other duties as directed by the Financial Director or Financial Accountant that may arise

The Person

Key Skills:

Ideally have experience of SAP operating systems
The ideal candidate will have accounts receivable experience and credit control experience
Commercially minded and willingness to understand our customer’s business with a view to understanding credit risk
Excellent Microsoft Excel skills
Must have a positive outlook and Values collaborative teamwork
Organized and used to working to tight deadlines
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, with good attention to detail
Flexible, adaptive, Conscientious and takes pride in work
Professional and courteous
Ability to see opportunities for improvements and execute changes needed