Job Summary

This position reports directly to the AR/AP Manager, and is responsible for applying cash to customer accounts, monitoring rebate programs, and related deductions. This individual must work with key personnel within Deflecto, as well as, contacts at the customer level to achieve positive results toward reaching the company goals regarding Accounts Receivable.

Essential Job Functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Partner with customers and sales group to resolve payment on aged items and maintain an overall low level of aged customer items.
• Post customer payments to accounts.
• Accurately apply rebates/deductions/credits/etc. to customers.
• Investigate and timely resolve customer disputes/rebates/deductions/customer portal issues.
• Asks pertinent and relevant questions related to customer activity (RMAs, rebates, disputes, etc.) to ensure proper accountability and business process.
• Review Customer Portals on a weekly basis to ensure all invoices are processed on customer side as well as capture any new deductions the customers will be taking.
• Other responsibilities as they may be assigned.

Experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• One (1) or more years' experience in Accounts Receivable
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Sage Intacct experience preferred
• Understanding of the general Accounts Receivable cycle and process
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Work well in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment
• Experience in a manufacturing/distribution environment a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications and/or Skills Needed

• Strong desire to collaborate throughout the organization
• Inquisitive mindset and not afraid to ask questions
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated analytical problem solving capacity
• Adaptable - capable of working in a dynamic changing environment
• Desire for continuous learning
• Must continuously maintain the highest degree of integrity and ethical standards

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions as shown below.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, and talk or hear. The employee must have the ability to work with a computer. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.