Accounts Receivable Specialist with ITALIAN

COMPANY INTRODUCTION:

We are a truly consumer-centric, sales-driven organization with nearly 600 employees in our Prague office, which was established 10 years ago. During the past few years we had an impressive and constant growth and we became one of the largest organization groups within FMCG sector. With the existing portfolio of over 200 brands and 155,000 employees in 25 countries we are supporting our customers all over the world. Key elements of our dynamic and fast-changing company culture are ownership mindset, informality, national diversity and excellence. We will challenge you, make you search for improvement and most importantly we will unleash your potential.

JOB SUMMARY:

Accounts Receivable (AR) Specialist role is part of the OTC Department. You will be responsible for correcting and processing of incoming payments to the correct customer accounts and invoices and accurate month end general ledger reconciliation.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage receivables metrics
• Correct AR item entry errors, post and reverse AR items
• Process payment advices received from customers
• Work in close collaboration with credit and collection teams to ensure timely and correct payment matching is done
• Perform any AR reporting, which is assigned to the AR team
• Perform and review AR Reconciliations
• Identify issues/mistakes within the payment posting process and providing timely solutions back to the business unit
• Review and propose recommendations to standardize the process with the other countries in Europe and automate process of posting payments
• Assist relationship building between the Zone Center, business units and customers
• Coaching of employees on agreed process documentation and expectations
• Assisting in training new employees within the role
• Perform other duties as requested by the Team Leader

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• High school or University education preferably in Economics / Finance/ Business Administration/ International Business or relevant field
• Fluent in Italian and advanced in English in speaking, reading and writing
• Minimum 1 year related work experience in Finance
• Knowledge of PC Office tools (mainly Excel and PowerPoint); knowledge of SAP, ERP systems would be a great advantage
• Good coordinating, analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Customer oriented mindset
• Dynamic and results oriented
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team

THE OFFER:

• Attractive corporate benefit package (including 5 weeks of holidays and other benefits)
• Permanent employment contract
• Opportunity to use EU languages on a daily basis
• Continuous professional & personal development
• Perspective projects with an international scope
• A responsible job in a positive, social & international working environment
• Large and modern office building near public transportation
• Extensive training and coaching
• Free refreshments in the workplace
• Social events and team building activities