Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant

Job Purpose: The Staff Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate financial and customer data, supporting month-end close activities, and ensuring timely resolution of deductions and credit issues through cross-functional collaboration and SAP system management.

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

10%	Credit Management: Manage customer's credit block. Customer credit reviews.
15%	Customer Master Data Set up and maintain Customer Master data, including new account creation. Maintain pricing in SAP and collaborate regularly with cross-functional teams to communicate cost changes, variances, and other financial transactions
30%	Deduction Resolution Investigate, validate, and resolve various deduction types: returns, pricing, shortage etc.... Work with Customer Service to request and/or provide supporting documentation to assist with resolution of customers' short or over payments.
25%	Month End/Quarter End/Year End Closing: Balance and reconcile A/R general ledger accounts to ensure accuracy. Sales reconciliation DSO Calculation Prepare AR Department KPI report. Prepare Bad Debt Reserve calculation.
10%	Sales: Upload and balance GRD Sales into Contract Systems and reconcile to SAP weekly. Reconcile Sales from SAP and Contract Systems weekly.
10%	Other Responsibilities: Prepare documentation support for auditors. Assist Accounts Receivable Manager on special projects to obtain better work processes for the department

100%

Required Skills:

• Pharmaceutical industry experience is preferred.
• Ability to work independently as well as within teams.
• Demonstrate expertise in technology systems utilized for preparing reports and calculations, including, but not limited to: Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel and pivot tables.
• Experience with SAP is preferred.
• Knowledge of credit bureaus and experience assessing credit worthiness
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and to respond to rapidly changing priorities and deadlines.
• Experience in communicating with external and internal customers effectively.
• Must have excellent analytical skills and know how to solve problems.

Key Competencies:

Attention to Detail – Is thorough when performing work; conscientious about attending to detail; few errors in work performed; uses logical thinking that is well organized and methodical.

Communication - Speaks, writes, listens and presents information in a logical and articulate manner appropriate for the audience.

Customer Orientation - Determines and fulfills customer needs and expectations.

Results Orientation - Holds self and others accountable for accomplishing work commitments and deliverables. Understands the targeted results he/she is accountable for and actively strives to achieve them.

Teamwork/Collaboration - Works toward common goals by supporting, encouraging and sharing information with colleagues, both internal and external