AR Invoicing Specialist - Accountant

How You Will Contribute:

The Accounts Receivable Billing Specialist will be responsible for a wide range of duties, including billing, invoicing, and customer support. The Accounts Receivable Billing Specialist will work across functions to ensure proper recording and processing for their billing sector. The Accounts Receivable Specialist will have knowledge of local billing requirements and work as a liaison with the applicable local accounting firm to ensure the accuracy of the customer invoice. This position requires heavy invoicing to shipment reconciliations and high regard for accuracy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily invoicing to customers based on customer purchase orders, shipping reports, receivable reports, and contracts.
• Exposure to complex billing structures is a must.
• Daily communication with various departments internally as well as externally as it relates to billing.
• Review customer contract requirements as they relate to billing and payment terms and ensure customer invoices meet all requirements as stated in the contract.
• Verify validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, trade promotions, customer service departments, and from customers.
• Ensure customer invoices meet any local government requirements by working closely with customer, sales team, and/or local accounting firms.
• Ensure billing and invoicing are completed timely and deadlines are met.
• Maintain highly accurate and complete accounts receivable records.
• Perform other relevant duties as requested by management.
• Perform miscellaneous tasks and projects as assigned by manager.
• Resolve escalated issues in the A/R department as a priority.
• Create documentation for new and/or updated A/R processes and distribute throughout the team.
• Be responsible for SOX compliance.
• Resolve collections by examining customer payment plans, payment history, and credit line; coordinating contact with collections department.
• Summarize receivables by maintaining invoice accounts; coordinating monthly transfer to accounts receivable account; verifying totals; preparing reports.
• Protect the organization's value by keeping information confidential.

Must Have:

• BCom, BCom (H), postgraduate from a reputed college.
• 2-4 years of relevant industry experience.
• Previous experience in A/R analysis, reporting and billing, issue resolution, and cash collection for US/Canada/EMEA/CALA/APAC regions.
• Strong communication and Microsoft Excel skills.
• Accounting knowledge and experience in Oracle R12 and Excel is preferable.

Nice to have:

• Be self-directed, have excellent initiative and organizational skills.
• Work in an environment that is fast-paced and demanding.