Accounts Receivable - FR NL Eng - Rotterdam Area

A technical company in the area of Rotterdam is seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist with primary responsibility for the French, Dutch and other markets beyond the EU. Your main tasks will include cash collections, maintaining the customer master data and performing bank reconciliations. The successful candidate will be a valued business partner for the Sales and Customer Service teams.

The AR Specialist will be empowered to identify and implement process improvements, applying practical, common sense solutions to increase reporting accuracy and transactional efficiency.

• Communicate with customers to maximize payment collection within the agreed upon terms
• Analyze AR Aging data daily to prioritize collection activities, identify at-risk collections, escalate problematic situations
• Distribute weekly dunning notices
• Continually seek improvements to the cash collection process
• Apply cash collections to customer accounts to facilitate identification and resolution of payment discrepancies (short payments, overpayments, tax withholdings, etc.)
• Ensure customer advanced payments are properly accounted for in the local ERP
• Contribute to the month end close process
• Maintain customer master records in the local ERP
• Exchange payment status information with other company locations to help collect overdue balances from global customers
• Initiate and communicate shipment holds when necessary
• Enhance the customer experience by researching, collecting, and communicating critical customer feedback

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Dutch, French, and English
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance
• Analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced and high volume work environment
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite
• Minimum of 2 years related experience
• Working knowledge of US GAAP strongly preferred
• Knowledge of best practices related to customer credit strongly preferred