
Invoice & Collections Specialist - Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Toronto, Inc
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Create customer invoices and ensure completeness of invoicing by month end for all services provided to customers
- Create credit notes where required
- Mail/email customer invoices and reports
- Build strong positive relationships with our customers to ensure smooth payments and manage client dispute resolution
- Weekly follow-up with internal teams to determine work completed but not invoiced
- Reach monthly collection and DSO targets by constant communication and follow-up with customers via telephone and email.
- Weekly status update with BPT President on collection progress and other issues
- Resolve customer payment discrepancies and invoicing disputes by coordinating with internal operations teams
- Posting daily receipts (cheques, EFT, credit card payments)
- Provide customer service regarding collection issues or request for additional documentation
- Send customer statements for overdue accounts
- Maintain system customer cards to ensure updated contact information
- Filing and maintaining customer records
- Provide assistance to Finance team during annual external audit and other reviews
- Provide BPT President with ad-hoc reports concerning AR and Collection status as requested
- Assist BPT President with special projects
- Post-secondary education in Accounting or similar
- Strong Computer proficiency - Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- Minimum 2 years on full cycle Accounts Receivable processes
- Strong customer service skills
- Experience with Microsoft Great Plains software is an asset
- Must speak and write English fluently
- Must possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in order to present responses to clients, prepare reports and maintain communication with internal and external clients
- Must be articulate
- Excellent organizational skills
- High level of accuracy and strong attention to detail
- Ability to work independently, while supporting a collaborative, team-based department
- High level of professionalism, maturity, good judgment including discretion when dealing in confidential financial matters
- Must be proactive, self-disciplined and able to demonstrate a high level of productivity with a goal-oriented approach
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handle multiple tasks, work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Exceptional computer skills with a high level of competence with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and LIMS (asset)
- This position requires working in a laboratory environment with potential periods of standing and occasional lifting of 20 lbs+ may be required.
- Rotating evening and weekend shift work may be necessary.