Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant Porto

Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

You will be responsible for managing the accounts receivable processes, maintaining accurate financial records.

Client Details

Our client is a large organization in the Automotive industry, with a global presence. The group is now preparing for the implementation of a new Regional Shared Service Centre.

Description

• Billing Management: Creating, issuing, and tracking invoices. Distributing invoices to customers. Distribute account statement.
• Revenue Recognition: Manage & Perform revenue recognition.
• Cash application: Processing received payments, including direct payments and Direct debits. Reconciling unapplied, misapplied, or unidentified payments.
• Dispute and Claim Management: Resolving invoice and
  - related disputes. Responding to customer inquiries and claims.
• Collections: Monitoring overdue accounts. Implementing collection actions to recover outstanding receivables.
• Analysis and Reporting: Perform Customer Risk & Credit Analysis.
• Period end closing participation: Close AR Sub ledger & reconcile with GL.
• Risk Management: Assess and manage financial risks related to accounts receivable and propose mitigation measures.
• Compliance and Audit: Ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations and preparing necessary documents for audits.
• Governance with internal clients: supporting the AR Tower Lead in the governance bodies with the internal clients (entities based in Spain and Portugal), preparing and
  - up on KPIs reports, performance reports.
• Transition support: Active contribution in process migrations from IBERIA countries to the SSC Porto (trainings, understanding local processes, process documentation).
• Training and Development: Train and develop the skills of team members.

Profile

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. A professional certification (e. g. , CC) is a plus.
• 5 to 7 years of experience in Accounting, with significant experience in Accounts Receivable.
• In-depth knowledge of accounting principles and financial standards.
• Ability to analyze processes, identify pain points and propose optimization actions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interacting with internal stakeholders / internal and external clients.
• Proficiency in English.
• Ability to travel around Iberia Region for the first 2 to 3 months (migration period from local Spanish and / or Portuguese entities towards the SSC in Porto).
• Experience working in an SSC environment is a plus.
• Proficiency in any other European languages is a plus (French, Dutch, German, Polish, Spanish - Catalunya, English - Irish, etc).

Job Offer

A great opportunity for professional growth and excellent salary conditions.