Position Summary
Title: Senior AR Specialist
Purpose:
- The Senior AR Specialist will be a part of the AR Collections Team in US O2C and will be responsible for account analysis, resolution and reconciliations related to invoices, deductions, credits and over payments.
Responsibilities:
- Manage complex AR portfolios through collaboration with Customers, Customer Service, Sales/Commercial team and other business areas for timely resolution.
- Request timely payment from assigned portfolio of accounts on invoices.
- Manage all matters related to deduction, invoice and credit management including but not limited to invoicing, customer calls on past dues, escalations, refunds.
- Actively participate and prepare for meetings with internal stakeholders to ensure AR issues are reviewed and addressed.
- Coordinate meetings with external Customers to ensure AR issues are reviewed and addressed.
- Generate, review and track statuses in the Aging Report and Open Transactions reports to ensure all line items are addressed and closed within predefined timeframes.
- Support the critical month-end financial close process and provide timely responses to all Revenue and GL Department inquiries.
- Utilize advanced skills in Excel to accumulate, organize and report on AR trends, closing periods and customer summaries.
- Participate in Continuous Improvement activities to improve daily processes.
- Ensure relevant NFCM controls are met.
- Additional tasks as designated by the AR Manager.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:
Education: Bachelor/Associates degree in accounting, finance, other relevant field or equivalent experience.
Experience:
- Knowledge of Accounts Receivable (exposure and expertise in collections, including deduction management.
- Excellent research, problem solving and time management skills.
- High level of accuracy, efficiency and accountability.
- Demonstrated sense of urgency based on business demands.
- Excellent customer service: written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build effective relationships with business partners.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Process Excellence and Continuous Improvement Mindset
- Lean Six Sigma preferred.
- SAP experience preferred.
- Credit risk experience a plus.
- Experience within the Pharmaceutical industry a plus