Accounts Receivable Specialist

BUMBLE BEE FOODS, LLC•San Diego, CA

2d•$55,000 - $60,000

About The Position

The A/R Specialist is to provide full collection activity on Trade AR, monitoring customer accounts and maintaining a healthy A/R aging and relationship with customers. The A/R Specialist will work closely with Credit & Collections Analyst, Cash Application Specialist, and Trade Deductions department.

Requirements

BA or BS degree preferred and two years’ experience in accounts receivable or collections.
Must possess intermediate-advanced PC skills in MS EXCEL (formulas, charts, graphs, V-Lookup). Intermediate knowledge OUTLOOK, WORD
Very professional oral and written communication skills.
SAP knowledge
Must be able to work effectively in a team environment, learn quickly, plan and prioritize tasks effectively to meet deadlines, possess critical thinking and strong problem-solving skills.
Must be willing to take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion.

Nice To Haves

CPG/food industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Responsible for maintaining all customer invoices on a daily basis to ensure they are submitting accordingly & efficiently.
Responsible for sending out Debit Memos to Bumble Bee and/or Anova customers upon request.
Prepare Customer Statement requests upon request of their account using SAP and excel to generate the report.
Responsible for all Credit Reference Request for other vendors inquiring about a current Bumble Bee or Anova Customer.
Responsible for generating Cash Discount Letters for specific customers who paid outside of the discount term.
Prepare Top 25 delinquent AR Reports on a weekly basis for the VP of Accounting· Diplomatically and assertively work with Bumble Bee customers to collect on aging invoices and maintain an aging report 2-3 times a week.
Full back up for Cash Application Specialist. This role will consist of running bank reports, applying cash to customers’ accounts and working with the deductions department.
Full back up for Credit & Collections Analyst – This role will consist of releasing credit holds based on the credit available on the customers’ accounts, new customer applications, analyzing existing customer’s accounts, assist Credit and Collections Analyst as requested.
Assist in accounting and audit projects for quarter and year-end audits with EY. This role will consist of working closely with the Credit & Collections Analyst by assisting with printing invoices, requesting proof of delivery (POD’s), and any other requests that may arise.
Proactively analyzing customer base to identify risk and ensure credit limits are appropriately set. This includes maintaining a communication channel with the sales department to identify slow paying customers and credit limit.
Stay in constant contact with our 3rd party credit agencies to identify potential at risk customers.
Ad hoc projects from management.