Accountant

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Accountant will support the organization's accounts receivable, billing, cash forecast, and collections workflows. This role will be tasked with reporting, analytics, reconciliations, and complex invoice reviews. As the company is growing rapidly and in the midst of an ERP implementation, this role will also assist in documenting policies and procedures for the Invoice to Cash business cycle.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review AR Aging Report for collections
• Preparation of cash forecasting template
• Consolidate account disputes/variance and determine resolution plans
• Calculate DSO at the account and company level
• Review complex invoices to ensure alignment with customer agreement summaries as well as accounting policies
• Create the monthly journal entries (i.e. accruals, etc.)
• Reconcile the AR accounts on a monthly basis (trade, accruals, reserve, etc.)
• Recommend, create and/or refine AR policies and/or procedures

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB

• Strong AR accounting background
• High analytical and critical thinking skills
• Familiar with ERP software applications (i.e. SAP, Deacom)
• Solid time management experience, including the ability to prioritize multiple simultaneous deadlines, set priorities, and deliver on expected results
• Accurate and detailed oriented
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Team player

Experience / Education

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• 3-5 years working in Accounts Receivable preferred
• AR Factoring experience preferred
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, mathematical, and organizational skills
• Intermediate to advance in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Ability to work in a high-volume fast-paced environment

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Learning Agility - the willingness and ability to learn from experience, and subsequently apply that learning to perform successfully under new or first-time conditions.
• Drive for Results - Can be counted on to deliver on what is required to advance the company; takes ownership of work from start to 100% finished work, brings others along with focused intensity
• Functional Skills - Possesses top-level relevant, usable, experience and knowledge with the ability to establish themselves as the best performer in the industry, at their role and level
• Courage - Prioritizes actions and decisions that move the company forward without hesitation around moments of uncomfortableness; laser-focused on the tasks at hand that makes any conflict that could get in the way of that an afterthought
• Thoughtful - In-charge of the room, establishes clear directions in all forms of communication, inclusive, motivates, and in service to others
• Business Athlete - Understands and can execute on and expand FreshRealm's competitive edge strategies, knowledgeable about current and future industry dynamics, knows the competition, winner

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT/WORK CONDITIONS

Working Conditions: Work is primarily conducted remotely via technology. This position may require additional work time during Month-End Close cycles.

Physical Requirements:

Sitting, standing, walking, bending. Sight is required for observing work and production. May spend several hours using a computer to create reports, analyze data and respond to inquiries and issues. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be required to perform other business duties as assigned.

Screening Questions:

1. Please detail candidates experience working with ERP software applications:
2. Does candidate have experience with AR factoring? If so, where was this gained?
3. Please detail candidates experience working with MS Excel.