Accounts Receivable Specialist

Supports the Accounts Receivable team in ensuring that all goods issued and sold to customers/retailers are booked accurately in compliance with the accounting guidelines, and point of sale reconciliation.Sales & trade structure, customer ledger maintenance, and profit & cost center allocation of sales.Ensures compliance with Value Added Tax (VAT) charging guidelines, its recording, and documentation requirements.Liquidates and reconciles consignment sales with Retailers POS data, accounts for deferred and unbilled revenues.Maintains and controls customer credit position.Prepares Collection forecast and distribution of Statement of Accounts (SOA) to customers.Oversees receivable collection from customers and resolves variances to expedite collection.Maintains Balance Sheet ledgers and controls open items in the customer accounts in S4.Matches collections with invoices to close open items.Processes Credit and Debit adjustments to customer accounts.Reconciles customer statements and payments with system ledgers and closes noted variances in due time.Prepares recurring AR reports such as AR Aging, Collection Reports, and cashflow projection.Customer master data governance (trade contract and terms, enrolment & update).Promotes automation of processes in AR and optimization of S4 Hana functionalities that will streamline controls, analysis, and reporting.Provides AR analysis and ad hoc reporting as required.