Accounts Receivable Officer

3 days ago

Macquarie Park, Australia BD Full time

**Job Description Summary**: Opportunity for an experienced Accounts Receivable Officer to join our team on 12 month parental leave contract in Macquarie Park, Sydney.

We are searching for detail-oriented, analytical Accounts Receivable Professional to assist the department as it receives, processes, and collects on goods sold or services rendered.

The Accounts Receivable Professional will work closely with internal departments to ensure that accounts are properly billed and that payments are collected on time. You will also review account information, correct discrepancies, and speak to clients to establish better payment terms.

**Accounts Receivable Responsibilities**:

- Collections of customer accounts receivable. Regular and effective follow-up with customers who have not paid amounts owing to BD within their normal terms of trade.
- Address any issues in regard to the accounts receivable invoices. Liaise with Customer Service, Supply Chain, Business Leaders and BD Customers in Australia and New Zealand to resolve unpaid invoice issues.
- Address internal and external customer queries/information requests in a timely manner and in accordance with BD values.
- Daily credit release of orders in accordance with finance policies and approval limits.
- Perform daily cash management duties, including the recording of bank deposits, updating and allocations of cash receipts, and posting of cash to the accounts receivable sub-ledger
- Correspond with customers for missing/unsent remittance advices.
- Complete internal Accounts Receivable reporting requirements (e.g. generating weekly aged trial balance, credit reports, account commentaries, bad debt reports for Australia and New Zealand)
- Provide AR cash flow forecast for assigned customers, provide commentary for any variances in cash collection at the month end.
- Assess credit risk of potential customers and make recommendation to Accounting Manager regarding credit risk and extending of credit to new customer. Maintain credit master for BD customers. Prepare paperwork to set up new customer. Notify relevant parties when customer account is set up.
- Review credit limit annually.

**Customer Master Responsibilities**:

- Note billing issues on the orders and correct customer master if necessary.
- Run customer master report regularly, distribute to relevant parties.
- Take requests from customer service, customers, consignment and pricing team regarding customer master data, verify the request and response.

**General Accounting Responsibilities**:

- Daily bank reconciliation in ERP system.
- Month end AR reconciliation Month end Bad debt reserve reconciliation.
- Calculate the quarterly bad debt reserve.

**KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE**:

- Associate Degree in Business Administration/Finance required, Accounting Degree preferred.
- Experience using a large ERP system (JDE/SAP is highly desired).
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion.
- Excellent problem solving/judgment skills, and high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and meet all deadlines.
- Critical thinking and problem solving.
- Good verbal and written communications skills to effectively communicate issues in a succinct, polite and straightforward manner.
- Strong computer literacy, including MS Office

**How To Apply**

**Primary Work Location**: AUS Sydney - North Ryde

**Additional Locations**:
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