University degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting or a related field;
Minimum previous experience in Finance/Accounting, preferably with exposure to Accounts Receivable activities;
Good understanding of accounting and financial processes;
Practical experience with SAP, preferably in an FI/SD environment;
Advanced level of English.

Performing and ensuring that all Accounts Receivable activities are carried out accurately and efficiently, in line with internal procedures, regulations and controls;
Processing customer master data, including creating and maintaining customer records, preparing master data creation/change requests and verifying master data updates;
Preparing invoicing data, issuing invoices, checking accounting postings, identifying and correcting errors, and ensuring proper archiving of invoices and supporting documents;
Processing incoming payments, including payment allocation, clearing of open items, prepayments, back-payments and customer/vendor compensations in accordance with applicable legislation;
Processing special accounting cases, including revenue and expense reclassifications, special notes, deferrals, dunning blocks and changes to invoice due dates;
Performing customer dunning activities, including running the dunning program, issuing and sending dunning letters, maintaining dunning blocks and preparing files for escalation to the Legal Department;
Managing customer correspondence, including account reconciliations, open-item statements, balance confirmations, invoice copies and responses to customer inquiries;
Performing receivables account reconciliations and verification activities as part of the month-end closing process, including reclassifications, account clearing, adjustments and resolution of pending or parked documents;
Performing accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end closing activities and preparing the required reporting;
Providing accurate and timely monthly reporting packages and supporting internal and external audit requests;
Ensuring compliance with finance and accounting procedures and performing internal controls to prevent and identify posting errors throughout the Accounts Receivable process;
Providing support to internal stakeholders, business partners and internal and external customers, responding to requests via email and telephone and ensuring timely resolution of inquiries;
Identifying potential risks within the area of responsibility and supporting the implementation of appropriate mitigation measures;
Contributing to projects and initiatives aimed at improving, standardizing and optimizing Accounts Receivable processes within the company;
Supporting the regular maintenance and updating of Accounts Receivable procedures, process descriptions, training materials and other relevant documentation;
Identifying errors or issues within the assigned activities and communicating them promptly and proactively to the direct manager;
Providing input for process improvements and identifying new solutions in line with team objectives and business requirements.

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