Accounts Receivable and Administration Officer

SoundBay Pty Ltd is an Australian supplier of Musical Instruments, DJ Equipment, Pro Audio and Lighting products servicing nightclubs, bars, DJ's, musicians and the trade. Best known as the parent company of Mannys Music and Store DJ, it operates eight retail stores in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane and currently employs over 200 staff. This position is in Victoria St at the National Head Office in Richmond, where you will enjoy a spacious modern office with an abundance of natural light and close access to public transport.

We are seeking a motivated and passionate Accounts Receivable Officer to join our team. Reporting to the Finance Manager, this position entails various responsibilities across the finance department. You will have full responsibility for the Accounts Receivable function for SoundBay as well as Retail Customer Support. You will also be responsible for bank reconciliations and associated POS transactions. Additionally, you will have diverse responsibilities across finance and administration, with an emphasis on streamlining current processes to enhance efficiency.

Regular Duties include:

• Responsible for the Accounts Receivable ledger, including full credit control responsibilities such as customer account reconciliations and the collection of outstanding debt within stipulated payment terms and improving DSO.
• Assessment of customer risk and credit analysis, evaluate the creditworthiness of potential and existing customers and monitor credit limits of all accounts.
• Providing support to the Education sales team for all education customers.
• Providing Retail Store support in respect of customer and POS transactions/queries.
• Responsible for various bank and merchant statement and POS clearing account reconciliations.
• Follow up and resolution of fraud transactions and end of month fraud reporting.
• Other ad-hoc duties relating to the Accounts Receivable function.
• Various projects and other finance and administration related tasks.

Essential Skills and Experience Required:

• An ability to meet stringent reporting deadlines.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills that allow you to liaise with debtors, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills and an understanding of / experience with the reconciliation process and processing of AR.
• An ability to work independently to complete assigned tasks to a high level of quality.
• Excellent planning, organisational & time management skills.
• Proficient in using accounting software and Microsoft Office applications.
• Consider yourself diligent and efficient, and a true 'team player'.
• Ability to handle high volumes of data.
• Proactive in developing and improving system processes.
• Significant experience in a credit control or accounts receivable role preferably in the retail industry.

Benefits of Joining this Amazing Team:

• Wonderful colleagues, who love music, music gear and providing extraordinary human experience.
• Paid birthdays off
• Incredible discounts on musical instruments and pro audio equipment
• Association with amazing brands.

SoundBay Culture:

SoundBay's success is built on the passion, drive, and commitment to its staff. Our culture is centered around people, whether it is our customers or our colleagues Our Values are that We Dream Big, We Connect and We Make It Happen.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everybody.

SoundBay is an equal opportunity employer. So if you think you have what it takes, 
but don't necessarily meet every single point listed above, we would still encourage you to apply. You might just be who we are looking for