Accounts Receivable Specialist
- Take ownership of a standalone Accounts Receivable function
- Support a SAP migration through testing, go-live and post-implementation
- Engage customers by phone and email, negotiate payment outcomes and resolve disputes
Accounts Receivable Specialist
- Matraville location - 3 days WFH | 6-month temporary assignment
- Take ownership of a standalone Accounts Receivable function
- Support a SAP migration through testing, go-live and post-implementation
The opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Specialist to join a great team and support them through a significant system transformation.
This is a hands-on opportunity for someone who can confidently manage the full receivable’s function while contributing to a SAP system migration.
The assignment is expected to run for approximately six months, covering the lead-up to January go-live and the subsequent stabilisation period. There may be an opportunity to transition to a permanent position, subject to future business requirements.
In return you will gain some great exposure and make a direct impact to a supporting a significant transformation project for a reputable global brand.
The Role
- Own end-to-end Accounts Receivable, collections and credit management activities.
- Proactively manage aged debt, overdue accounts and structured collection and dunning processes.
- Engage customers by phone and email, negotiate payment outcomes and resolve disputes.
- Investigate billing discrepancies and work with internal teams to resolve customer queries.
- Prepare aged debtor reports, collection forecasts and performance reporting.
- Support month-end and year-end processes, including reconciliations.
- Partner with Commercial, Customer Service, Operations and Finance to improve collections and working capital performance.
- Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), record issues and support resolution and retesting.
- Assist with data migration, cleansing, validation and reconciliation.
- Support process documentation, business readiness and training activities.
- Use advanced Excel to analyse receivables data, investigate variances and provide actionable insights.
- Develop and improve reports that give the business visibility of debtor performance and collection outcomes.
What you’ll bring
- At least five years’ relevant experience in Accounts Receivable
- Proven ownership of an end-to-end receivables function
- Experience supporting a system migration, ERP implementation or major process change, including UAT ideal
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
- SAP experience is strongly preferred
- Strong reconciliation, data analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Available for an ASAP start and happy to commit to a contract role
- A degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline
- Power BI, VBA and macro development skills would be an advantage, but are not essential.
How to apply:
Please apply by submitting your resume (in Word format) via the "Apply Now" tab to be considered for the role.
What next:
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