Job Purpose: The Staff Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate financial and customer data, supporting month-end close activities, and ensuring timely resolution of deductions and credit issues through cross-functional collaboration and SAP system management.
Summary of Key Responsibilities: 10% Credit Management:
Manage customer's credit block.
Customer credit reviews.
15% Customer Master Data
Set up and maintain Customer Master data, including new account creation.
Maintain pricing in SAP and collaborate regularly with cross-functional teams to communicate cost changes, variances, and other financial transactions
30% Deduction Resolution
Investigate, validate, and resolve various deduction types: returns, pricing, shortage etc....
Work with Customer Service to request and/or provide supporting documentation to assist with resolution of customers short or over payments.
25% Month End/Quarter End/Year End Closing:
Balance and reconcile A/R general ledger accounts to ensure accuracy.
Sales reconciliation
DSO Calculation
Prepare AR Department KPI report.
Prepare Bad Debt Reserve calculation.
10% Sales:
Upload and balance GRD Sales into Contract Systems and reconcile to SAP weekly.
Reconcile Sales from SAP and Contract Systems weekly.
10% Other Responsibilities:
Prepare documentation support for auditors.
Assist Accounts Receivable Manager on special projects to obtain better work processes for the department
100%
Required Skills:
Pharmaceutical industry experience is preferred.
Ability to work independently as well as within teams.
Demonstrate expertise in technology systems utilized for preparing reports and calculations, including, but not limited to: Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel and pivot tables.
Experience with SAP is preferred.
Knowledge of credit bureaus and experience assessing credit worthiness
Ability to handle multiple tasks and to respond to rapidly changing priorities and deadlines.
Experience in communicating with external and internal customers effectively.
Must have excellent analytical skills and know how to solve problems.
Key Competencies:
Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work; conscientious about attending to detail; few errors in work performed; uses logical thinking that is well organized and methodical.
Communication - Speaks, writes, listens and presents information in a logical and articulate manner appropriate for the audience.
Customer Orientation - Determines and fulfills customer needs and expectations.
Results Orientation - Holds self and others accountable for accomplishing work commitments and deliverables. Understands the targeted results he/she is accountable for and actively strives to achieve them.
Teamwork/Collaboration - Works toward common goals by supporting, encouraging and sharing information with colleagues, both internal and external
