Accounts Receivable Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Post and apply customer payments, including credit card payments, ensuring

accurate and timely cash application

• Own collections: monitor customer aging, follow up on past-due balances, and

drive resolution

• Analyze customer deductions (promotions, shortages, chargebacks, and fees),

validate them against agreements, and dispute invalid deductions to recover funds

• Analyze trade promotion activity and spend effectiveness by customer and program

• Forecast promotional spend and maintain related accruals

• Calculate monthly promotion and royalty amounts

• Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations

• Reconcile AR accounts and support month-end close activities

• Prepare AR aging, collections, cash receipt, and DSO reporting

• Partner with sales, brokers, and customers to resolve billing and deduction disputes

• Think outside the box, using new tools and technology to evaluate data in a faster,

more timely, and more efficient way

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business with 2+ years of accounts receivable

experience

• Consumer goods, manufacturing, or CPG experience preferred; retailer and

distributor deduction experience a strong plus

• Strong accounting, analytical, and Excel skills

• Experience with NetSuite, G-Suite, and Microsoft Office

• Outside-the-box thinker who embraces new tools and technology to work smarter

• Strong communication, organization, and teamwork skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Full-time, in-office role in the Financial District, New York

• Must be authorized to work in the United States