Accountant I - Accounts Receivable

Job Overview

Develops, implements and/or maintains one or more accounting systems: Journal entries, General Ledger, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payable, Revenue Reconciliation, Cash Flows, etc. in accordance with GAAP policies and procedures. Designs operational procedures and processes that meet audit standards and improve efficiency

Key Responsibilities and scope of the role:

This position will report to the O2C Team Leader and be a member of O2C teams focused on Client Credit Management, Dispute Management and Collections. Key attributes of this role include:

• Excellent organizational and analytical skills, solid problem solving and detail oriented.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work with deadlines.
• Ability to work in culturally diverse teams with many levels of personnel

•    Support migration of O2C processes from European countries to Krakow
•    Perform cash collection processing (sending reminders, communication via sales channel, direct interaction with customers and sales)
•    Assist and perform Credit Management activities (aging analysis, dunning process, and ad-hoc queries)
•    Research and resolve of customer dispute cases.
•    Research and solve payment discrepancies and monitor customer accounts details for non-payments and delayed payments.
•    Review clients credit risk and limit status and work with internal stakeholders to recommend changes to limits, including actions to block clients’ credit.
•    Prepare Bad debt reserve calculation per corporate policy.
•    Manage blocked sales orders and deliveries.
•    Maintain customer accounts and reconciliation to identify unresolved/unpaid open items.
•    Handle and resolve escalated AR, credit issues, dispute management and ensure timely resolution.
•    Execute periodically O2C reporting or upon request KPI’s measurements.
•    Develop a strong understanding of the business, including product, industry & client knowledge.
•    Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the O2C function, ensuring that improvements are incorporated in the work routine. 
•    Ensure robust compliance environment with applicable policies, procedures, and processes
 

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Finance / Accounting / Business Administration is an asset.
• Experience 1+ year
• Diversified Industrial Products/Manufacturing industry experience preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills 
• Proficiency in English (B2 or higher), other European languages as an asset.
• Communicative German (B1/B2)

Competencies