Accounts Receivable Specialist

WHY WORK FOR VALENTINO
A career in Maison Valentino is your chance to grow in a reality where business and creativity meet and thrive in an inclusive, and open-minded community.
WHAT WE BELIEVE IN
Maison Valentino believes in a colleague-centric approach, where our contribution and behaviors as individuals are the secret of our success as a community. Each Valentino colleague is crucial to guarantee that every need in Valentino is met with mastery, creativity, uniqueness, and care.
Valentino offers a hybrid working schedule with three days in office, and two days remote. This role is a full-time permanent position based in our New York Office.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR
The Accounts Receivable Specialist will be responsible for managing the collections process, maintaining accounts receivable records, and ensuring timely payment from clients. This role requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively with both internal teams and external clients. This role reports to AR Manager.
Responsibilities will include:

• Apply cash receipts and credits to customer accounts.
• Perform collection communication to past-due accounts.
• Track and update information about customer status and status of collection efforts.
• Responsible to communicate to AR manager and team of irregularities.
• Contact accounts to resolve payment discrepancies, overdue payment with customer and/or Factor.
• Collaborate with sales and customer service teams to resolve billing issues and disputes
• Provide regular updates on collection efforts and accounts receivable status to management
• Identify and recommend process improvements to streamline collections and accounts receivable processes
• Sending Reports/Urgent Issues/check deposits/PODS
• Review Aging twice a week for all Whole Sales Clients.
• Chargeback Research and Reconciliations
• Credit Note Request, Creation and Adjustments/RTVs
• Check and update twice a day to see if there are any returns to be credited.
• Review all request and documentation for justified chargebacks to be credited as non-merchant credits.
• Input chargebacks on po violations spreadsheet to have available for the logistics team.
• Log onto the Department Store vendor portal to provide claim copies to support the po violations claim. Pull remittances for Coding.
• Reconcile accounts receivable transactions and generate vendor statements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• 3+ years' experience of accounts receivables, chargebacks, collections, and reconciliations.
• Previous experience of SAP and SAP Backoffice is a plus.
• Knowledge of Axserve and PayPal preferred.
• Microsoft Office Suite - Excel a must. Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Time management and detail oriented
• Must be a team player.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Excel Experience

• Hourly Rate: $28-$35 per hour ( based on experience)

HOW WE ARE
The Valentino ecosystem is home to a wide and extraordinary pool of talents, each colleague contributing with their unique attributes, nurturing a culture of inclusivity and equality. Inspiring sense of belonging, passion and engaging colleagues are the bases of our inclusive and multifaceted world.
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Employment Type: Permanent
Working Time: Full-time