What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable position at Marel?
Marel Inc. Shared Services Center supports our customers, employees and vendors by providing transactional process expertise for our end-to-end processes for accounts payable, accounts receivable, customer and vendor master data, collections, and expense and cash management.
Scope & Authority
The Shared Services Center Specialist is responsible for meeting the objectives and targets of the shared services team assigned by management in guidance of the financial manual and audit requirements. The Specialist will be assigned cross functional job tasks relating to accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, cash management, expense reporting, and/or project assignment.
- Follow company and departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines
- Meet or exceed team and personal targets and KPI’s for assigned job tasks
- Adapt to changing environment to insure company needs and growth are maintained
- Process transactions accurately and efficiently
- Interact in team and individual meetings
Main tasks
- Resolve credit, short pays and other payment issues
- Process and enter all credit card payments
- Setup and maintain new customers on system master file
- Send monthly customer statements
- Make collection contacts with Sales Reps and assigned customers
- Clear Lockbox errors in SAP
- Post incoming/outgoing wires, ACH’s, and checks to correct customer or vendor account in SAP
- Release orders for Spare Parts in SAP
- Answer emails in shared and personal email box in a timely manner
- Maintain industry and Company standards for account receivable in regards to aging and collection rates
- Work the aging reports as directed; be responsible for lowering the aging receivables to acceptable standards, and help in the preparation of spreadsheets and aging analysis for meetings.
- Complete all ad hoc assignments requested by management by proper deadlines
Knowledge & Skills
- High school or Associates degree
- Minimum two years Financial/Accounting Shared Services Experience
- Minimum two years general/administrative office experience
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook as well as experience with an ERP system, preferably SAP
- Good written and verbal communication skills
Education & Experience
- High school degree or Associates degree with minimum of two years accounts receivable and credit/collections experience
Competencies
- Ability to meet deadlines, take initiative and complete assignments
- Excellent organizational skills with focus on quality of work
- Strong personal work ethic and commitment to continuous improvement
- Team oriented with a cooperative spirit and positive attitude