Accounts Receivable Specialist

Company Description

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides branding and information labeling solutions, including pressure-sensitive materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, and a variety of converted products and solutions. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of labeling and functional materials that enhance branded packaging, carry or display information that connects the physical and the digital, and improve customers’ product performance. The company serves an array of industries worldwide, including home and personal care, apparel, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive. The company employs approximately 36,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2022 were $9.0 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

About Avery Dennison Smartrac

Built on a legacy of innovation and materials science, Avery Dennison Smartrac has embarked on a new era of opportunity - for every item to have a unique digital identity. Our technology has the capability to enable a world of connectivity - connecting both products and people. A world where the 'who, what and where of every product, become points of irrefutable fact and absolute visibility. Traceability, transparency, provenance, authenticity, raw material tracing, real-time inventory, and personalization are guaranteed for businesses and consumers throughout the entire supply chain, cradle to cradle. At its most simple, we are a leading Fortune 500 company making the Internet of Things a positive, transformative, worldwide reality for all of us. And we want you to be part of our journey! 

Job Description

Summary:

The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for assisting with the collection of accounts receivable invoices. This position involves working directly with Sales, Legal, Operations, Finance, Accounting, and Customers to resolve collection issues in a timely manner. Position will report to the Manager Finance, Fletcher. This position will reside in Fletcher, NC.

Responsibilities:

• Track and report on collection activity
• Create and prepare periodic bad debt and delinquent accounts receivable analyses
• Promote effective relationships with and between Sales, Operations, Revenue Accounting and Finance by providing delinquent accounts receivable data and consolidating inter-departmental business requirements in the Company's credit policies and processes
• Work with account executives, management, to facilitate resolution of disputed billings for subsequent adjustment and/or payment. 
• Establish and execute delinquent accounts receivable escalation processes and procedures
• Identify, initiate and enhance opportunities for collections optimization, process improvement and workflow efficiency gains
• Plan, prioritize and manage your work for efficient and effective accounts receivable collection. 
• Other Duties as assigned.

Essential Skills and Abilities:

• Work in a collaborative team environment
• Show initiative, eagerness and a drive to gain knowledge and advance with Smartrac Avery Dennison
• High degree of organization and ability to manage multiple priorities, while adapting as needed based on business demands
• Resourcefulness, accuracy, problem solving, attention to detail and a strong sense of urgency.
• Display a strong work ethic and commitment
• Ability to promote the company’s goals of continuous improvement through engagement
• Effectively communicate with our employees, contractors and outside vendors.
• Good attendance and punctuality is a must.
• Display honesty, integrity and ethics
• Basic computer skills are required
• Ability to provide exceptional follow through and be customer-service driven 
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• High degree of organization and analytical skills
• Resourcefulness, accuracy, problem solving, attention to detail and a strong sense of urgency. 
• Must possess an ability to assertively communicate with customers in a positive and professional manner. 
• Ability to make decisions based on experience or on-hand information.
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Qualifications

• Associate in Accounting required; Bachelor of Accounting degree preferred.
• 2 years of previous experience in a customer facing role
• Excellent computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Office applications, SAP).
• Salesforce.com experience a plus

Additional Information

Additional information

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