Accounts Receivable Associate

About the Company

Our client is a prominent meat producer and supplier. They are looking for a Accounts Receivable Associate to join their team!

About the Opportunity

• Make regular collection calls to customers that have past due invoices on their account, reinforcing payment terms and requirements
• Work with the Credit team for orders on credit block and decide next steps for order release based on department procedure and company policy approval level
• Monitor assigned customer accounts for adherence to approved credit terms, and changes in customer business activities
• Escalate exceptions to Manager where appropriate.
• Identify and work all claims (trade spend, pricing issues, shortages, etc.) following appropriate procedures to clear each one
• Obtain claim back up, prepare, code and forward all claims to the various stakeholders for approvals.
• Keep a clear record of actions steps by adding text notes and follow up actions in SAP/HRC Work closely with our Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Trade/Pricing personnel for documentation and approvals where necessary.
• Communicate with customers and sales regarding repayment of invalid deductions & upcharges/rebills.
• Reconcile and process offsets to clear o/s items in the sub-ledger, in a timely manner.
• Perform regular follow-up with external and internal contacts to escape the resolution of open claims/issues.
• Use business acumen to proactively identify problems, potential risk, formulate sound solutions and develop and deliver action plans
• Recognize and elevate changes in customer behavior that indicates increased risk of delinquency or default
• Other duties as assigned to provide support to the AR team

About You

• Must have excellent communication skills; strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate at all levels with customers, sales, and management.
• Strong Negotiation and Collection skills
• Must have excellent planning and organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Ability to react to and effectively manage changes in priorities based on business need
• Must have strong Excel skills (V-lookup, Pivot Tables, other various formulas)
• 1 to 2 years SAP experience preferred
• High Radius Cloud application experience is an asset
• Use Practical Process Improvement techniques to identify and solution problem root cause
• Must understand the importance of company policies and procedures
• Focused on internal & external performance measures
• Sound knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.

Pay Rate

Up to $25 / hr

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client.

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.

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