Accounts Receivable Specialist

We blend care and creativity to nourish the world. 
 
Griffith Foods is global product development partner, we specialize in high-quality food ingredients. We serve global food companies and regional food companies worldwide. 
As a family business, we’ve valued people above all else for 100 years. Griffith is renowned for true, collaborative innovation. Our people care. We’re committed to helping our customers create better products - and a better, more sustainable world. Learn more about Griffith Foods on www.griffithfoods.com

The purpose of the role

As an Accounts Receivable Specialist, you will play a crucial role in the finance department, ensuring the accurate and efficient management of financial transactions related to the account receivables in Europe. 

You will be responsible for issuing invoices, applying payments, and liaising with sales to ensure prompt payment while maintaining good customers relations and achieving company standards for results. 

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain customer accounts, including invoicing, credit checks, and credit limit monitoring.
• Prepare and distribute invoices accurately and in a timely manner.
• Monitor and track customer payments, follow up on overdue accounts, and resolve payment discrepancies.
• Reconcile accounts receivable on a regular basis to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Work closely with the business development team/CS and Warehouse/Logistics to resolve billing and payment-related issues.
• Generate and analyze ageing reports and provide recommendations to the Business Development team and Finance Business Partners for bad debt reserves.
• Timely application of all client payments received.
• Acquire client remittances to ensure accurate and timely application.
• Investigate older items on account, identify and note cause.
• Identify clients with consistent payment issues and work with both client and management to resolve them.
• Collaborate and deal with External Auditors attending external audit requests.
• Manage daily Sales Orders, blocking and unblocking requests.
• Assist with various reports/ Special projects as needed

Requirements

• Knowledge and previous experience in account receivable day-to-day management
• Knowledge of general accounting and general bookeeping procedures
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Fluent English language skills are required
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Process driven
• Collaborative and team player
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

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Working at Griffith Foods 

We are a caring family company where everyone has the opportunity to grow, follow their own personal Purpose and find fulfillment in their work. We support each other, demonstrate mutual respect and nourish people’s well-being. 
We believe in doing the right thing, especially when it is hard to do and recognize that our success depends on our customers’ success consequently, we work together, leveraging our skills, knowledge and ideas to create exceptional products and solutions. 
We value diversity at our company and celebrate our cultural and personal differences, knowing that together, we create a unique source of strength. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age. 
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability you may contact us at recruiting@griffithfoods.com