Associate Specialist, Accounts Payable and Receivable

Every year, we help hundreds of thousands of people find rewarding jobs in the ever-changing world of work. We understand the importance of a job in peoples lifes and we want to help them find work that feels good. And we’ll help them continue to grow as their needs and ambitions change. At Randstad, our value comes from our people and that is why we put them first. We are proud of our learning culture and career architecture framework that encourages ours team to develop both personally and professionally. We believe that talent grows when presented with opportunity and this is why we encourage our people to think beyond their role. We have created a culture that enables talent to flourish, encouraging entrepreneurship, fostering team spirit, and continually building mutual trust. • Executes internal and external collection activities to maximize cash flow, ensure customer payments and compliance with company policy, procedures, and financial controls • Conducts complex accounts receivable aging analysis and generating key performance indicator (KPI) reports. Resolves outstanding aging balances for accounts, using knowledge of business systems and their relationship to billing and collections • Monitors and follows up on overdue accounts receivable, communicating with clients to secure timely payments • Acts as the primary point of contact for billing and collection inquiries from internal and external business partners. Researches and resolves a variety of internal and external inquiries. Reviews AP or A/R ledger accounts and financial statements in alignment with company policies and standards • Assists in coordinating with external auditors by gathering and organizing payment and transaction documents, ensuring timely and accurate provision of requested information • Takes lead on following-up with other departments if documents are missing or late, verifies if numbers on relevant documents differ from each other or invoices sent to customers, and collaborates with internal teams to help solve issues • Monitors pending invoices and payments that return from the bank ensuring timely payments and reporting on days payment outstanding (DPO) • Sets up new vendors in the AP administration, ensuring information for approval and master data of existing vendors is correct Grade Descriptor • Requires in-depth knowledge in specialized disciplines / job functions • Applies extensive skills and expertise in a range of complex concepts, processes, procedures and systems • May coordinate work, providing guidance and/or training to more junior team members • Works autonomously based on existing practices, precedents or procedures; may provide input for improvements • Impacts own team and other teams whose work activities are closely related; develops improvements to existing processes and procedures to improve the efficiency of the team Is this the job for you? We would love to hear from you! Please apply directly to the role and we will get in touch with you.