Accounts Receivable Analyst
Tarrytown, NY
Full Time
Prestige
Mid Level
Accounts Receivable Analyst (Tarrytown, NY)
Department:
Finance
Prestige Consumer Healthcare is a company that focuses on product innovation and quality in the over-the-counter healthcare and women’s health categories to better improve the lives of our customers and their world. For generations, our trusted brands have helped consumers care for themselves and their loved ones. We are the largest independent provider of over-the-counter products in North America, and we are constantly improving and creating products that match the ever-changing lifestyles and needs of people and families everywhere.
Job Summary
The AR Deduction Analyst must be a team player with the ability to work in a fast paced, high volume, goal-oriented environment. Must also be detailed oriented, accurate, meet deadlines, able to prioritize, have excellent organizational and follow-up skills. Possess excellent communication skills. Must be proficient in Excel with the ability to create and maintain spreadsheets, write common formulas, create pivot tables, and use Vlookup and/or Xlookup. Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in deduction resolutions. Ability to decern and vet claims for fines, recalls, returns, rebates, markdowns, promos, freight allowances, coupons, scans, EDLP, advertising, pricing, and shortage claims. Should be experience with BOL, packing slips and PODs. Experienced with cash applications, credit entries, EDI transactions, offsets, and collections. Must also maintain a professional demeanor and always remain SOX compliant.
Major Responsibilities/Activities:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
No Sponsorship: Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Hybrid Work: We follow a Hybrid work schedule. All applicants must be able to work in our Tarrytown, NY office Tues/Wed/Thurs (remote on Mon/Fri).
Salary Range: $63,000 - $67,000 and takes into consideration several factors including, but not limited to, experience, location, and market conditions. Compensation and rewards packages include a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and an annual discretionary performance bonus.
Finance
Prestige Consumer Healthcare is a company that focuses on product innovation and quality in the over-the-counter healthcare and women’s health categories to better improve the lives of our customers and their world. For generations, our trusted brands have helped consumers care for themselves and their loved ones. We are the largest independent provider of over-the-counter products in North America, and we are constantly improving and creating products that match the ever-changing lifestyles and needs of people and families everywhere.
Job Summary
The AR Deduction Analyst must be a team player with the ability to work in a fast paced, high volume, goal-oriented environment. Must also be detailed oriented, accurate, meet deadlines, able to prioritize, have excellent organizational and follow-up skills. Possess excellent communication skills. Must be proficient in Excel with the ability to create and maintain spreadsheets, write common formulas, create pivot tables, and use Vlookup and/or Xlookup. Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in deduction resolutions. Ability to decern and vet claims for fines, recalls, returns, rebates, markdowns, promos, freight allowances, coupons, scans, EDLP, advertising, pricing, and shortage claims. Should be experience with BOL, packing slips and PODs. Experienced with cash applications, credit entries, EDI transactions, offsets, and collections. Must also maintain a professional demeanor and always remain SOX compliant.
Major Responsibilities/Activities:
- Constant review of assigned accounts by downloading aging report weekly (minimum).
- Address all past due invoices and open deductions. Answer all emails promptly, Work with Trade Promotion team on co-op claims, warehouse for fines and other departments depending on the type of claim you are working on. Pull POD’s for shortage or skipped over invoices as needed. Shortage claims that are proven to be invalid but be presented to the customer for immediate reimbursement and if the POD substantiates claims, credit must be entered and offset. Prepare claims to be credited as outlined in the SOPs and contact the customer promptly via email or portal for all unauthorized deductions.
- Assure that claims are addressed timely after creation, maintain good working relationships, maintain shared data bases with updated contacts and portal passwords. Do your part in achieving department goals.
- Prepared to extract stored data for assigned accounts whenever necessary. Maintain good notes and update work on claims and invoices in the customer’s SAP account.
- Clear offsets on a daily basis or whenever necessary. This is particularly important for paybacks to be matched to the open deduction.
- Associates or BA/BS degree strongly preferred
- Must have minimum 3 years’ experience in deduction resolutions.
- Prior experience with SAP highly desirable.
- Must be proficient in Excel, Outlook, and Word
- Must be detailed oriented with excellent communication skills.
- Must be SOX Compliant
- Must be willing to take on Ad Hoc projects.
- Must be willing to Cross-Train with other department functions.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
No Sponsorship: Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Hybrid Work: We follow a Hybrid work schedule. All applicants must be able to work in our Tarrytown, NY office Tues/Wed/Thurs (remote on Mon/Fri).
Salary Range: $63,000 - $67,000 and takes into consideration several factors including, but not limited to, experience, location, and market conditions. Compensation and rewards packages include a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and an annual discretionary performance bonus.
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