The Accounts Receivable Manager is responsible for the full accounting life cycle management of all customers (order to cash + deduction management). This role will ensure all day-to-day duties like cash posting and billing are performed timely. This role is expected to create processes and procedures to ensure smooth operational follow-up of past due invoices or deductions are done daily/weekly and detailed analysis of all customer accounts is performed monthly to have expert knowledge on all customer payment and deduction habits

· Invoicing ensuring that all gross revenue is captured and promotions (if any separately)

· Perform cash application

· Review for past due invoices and resolve with sense of urgency

· Manage our third-party deduction service partners to check in and review weekly data to input/import into QuickBooks and assess open deductions of customers ensuring consistent, timely & accurate reconciliation of all accounts.

· Set regular weekly and monthly deadlines to process the payment and accounts.

· Prepare reports of regular intervals (monthly, quarterly and annual) making forecasts on payment flow.

· Keep in touch with the industry’s best practices and keep updating.

Required Skills & Experience

· 5-10 years’ experience in Accounts Receivables required

· Experience working within a CPG organization (preferably food product) required, experience within Food/Grocery industry

· Experience analyzing/reconciling Trade/Billback, Shortage, Logistics Penalty, Spoils, and other deductions required

· Ability to work at an intermediate level in Excel required

· Experience working with a third-party deduction service preferred

· General Accounting knowledge

· Proficient in MS Office and ERP systems

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

· Attention to detail

· Effective written and verbal communication skills

· Proactive with strong management skills, excellent organizational/follow up skills and the ability to work both independently and with a team

· Positive attitude, willingness to learn, think outside of the box, and take full ownership of workload

· Ability to respond and adapt to a changing/scaling environment

· Ability to learn new processes/procedures/software systems