Sr. Accounts Receivable Deduction Specialist

Posted 15 Days Ago
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4 Locations
50K Annually
Mid level
Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
The Sr. Accounts Receivable Deduction Specialist will manage, research, and resolve deductions across customer channels, dispute invalid deductions, communicate with sales and customer contacts, and ensure accurate invoicing. This role requires collaboration with various teams, maintenance of customer records, and reporting to ensure effective deduction management and revenue recognition.
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Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact


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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND DELIVERABLES:

  • Responsible for managing, researching & resolving deductions across the Wholesale Specialty and FDM (food, drug, and mass) customer channels.
  • Dispute invalid deductions and recover funds from customer accounts.
  • Communicate with the wholesale sales force and customer contacts on a regular basis to resolve deduction issues.
  • Create necessary contract pricing or trade allowance pricing to ensure accurate invoicing for customer portfolio.
  • Provide necessary information for upload to the Blue Planner deduction software tool for the sales team to match and clear for valid deductions.
  • Partner with the Wholesale FP&A team to ensure month end accruals are properly stated.
  • Ad hoc requests as presented 
  • To include but are not limited to: 
  • Active management and processing of deductions & final resolution.
  • Work cross functionally with internal and external partners-brokers, sales team, IT, Finance, Customer Service and Logistics to resolve or dispute deductions on customer accounts. 
  • Ensure all open deductions are closed in a timely manner and research any unresolved deductions and escalate appropriately to ensure quick resolution.
  • Maintain the customer master file records associated with portfolio as needed to ensure accurate billing and sales reporting. These can include trade allowance or contract pricing master files. 
  • Supply AR and deduction related documentation and support to internal and external auditors. 
  • Compile trade promotion and allowance details for input into Blue Planner software tool for matching & resolution.
  • Identify trends and implement ways to mitigate invalid deductions to ensure full revenue is recognized.
  • Supply weekly and monthly reporting to direct supervisor as needed. 
  • Participate in testing associated with the transition to new ERP system

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Essential criteria

  • Years of relevant experience: 3-5 years 
  • Good communication skills 
  • Analytical/problem solving skills 
  • High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel skills at an intermediate level, including Vlookups and pivot table creation. 

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Basic Qualifications

Minimum education: High School diploma a requirement, Associate or BS degree a plus 

Desirable Criteria

Experience with ERP implementation a plus 

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

  • Ability to exercise good judgement 
  • Integrated system knowledge and understanding
  • Strong attention to details 
  • Flexibility and ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines 
  • Ability to adjust priorities in a rapidly changing environment. 

ADDITIONAL JOB INFORMATION

Base starting salary at $50,000/yr. The Base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.

Top Skills

Erp
Excel
The Company
Istanbul, Istanbul
3,038 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

pladis is one of the world’s fastest growing snacking companies and home to much loved brands including McVitie’s, GODIVA and Ülker. pladis also owns regional brands Jacob’s, Go Ahead, Flipz, Turtles, BN, Verkade and many more products across sweet and savoury biscuits, wafer, cake, and chocolate.

pladis also owns regional brands such as Jacob’s, Go Ahead, Flipz, BN, Verkade and many more, delighting consumers with products across the snacking category including sweet and savoury biscuits, wafer, cake, chocolate, gum and candy.

Formed in 2016, pladis is the proud steward of over 300 years of family baking and confectionery experience. The expertise of its 16,000-strong global workforce spans 25 factories in 11 countries, and is founded on collaboration, agility and resilience.

As a responsible business, delivering the highest quality products and exceptional service, pladis’ products have the potential to reach more than four billion people across the world.

pladis people are passionate about collaboration and creation, using consumer insights and trends to fulfil its promise of bringing happiness with every bite. This passion, combined with rapid speed to market, enables the company to bring its products from idea to on-shelf quickly, so they are available for consumers all over the world.

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