Accounts Receivable Officer

Accounts Receivable Officer page is loaded Accounts Receivable Officer Apply locations AUS SA - North Plympton time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: February 28, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition id R-49167 About the role As our Accounts Receivable Officer, you will be working as part of a tight-knit team, building strong relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will have ownership of the accounts receivable function, ensuring timely collections from customers and delivering proactive, efficient and insightful accounts receivable reporting.

• Follow up on and collect payments, ensuring compliance with financial policies.
• Process financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording data (including discounts).
• Handle cash sales, create customer invoices, process payments, and release orders.
• Reconcile customer accounts to ensure payments are properly allocated.
• Work with clients on overdue accounts, developing payment plans when necessary.
• Ensure all billing, collections, and reporting activities meet deadlines.
• Assist with bad debt management, flagging accounts for recovery and reporting doubtful debts.
• Review scheduled rebate payments and assess customer accounts for overdue balances.
• Prepare new customer account applications and updates to existing accounts.
• Process claims, investigations, and assist with month-end closing and reconciliations.

About you

• Previous experience in a similar role or within an accounts receivable or customer service environment is desirable.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in processing financial data.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage with customers.
• A good understanding of accounts receivable functions and financial reporting.
• Experience using CRM and financial software systems.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proven problem-solving skills, especially in managing customer accounts and payment issues.
• A proactive approach to resolving queries and ensuring timely payment processing.
• Sound decision making and time management skills.
• Flexible, adaptable and customer focused.

Why join us? We care ...

• You will enjoy working for a business that is conscious about what we do, how it operates and our impact on the environment.
• Enjoy the freedom of hybrid and flexible working arrangement.
• Annual bonus based on performance for eligible employees.
• Employee Assistance Program access for you & your immediate family.
• We take it further with our Employee Recognition Programs and Service Awards.
• A tailored career development opportunities at home and abroad.
• Opportunity to join our women mentoring programs.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion is close to our heart as a global business, you will have the opportunity to join the DEI council.
• A safe work environment with a strong focus on 'Go for Zero'.

Who we are With the Aliaxis group as our parent company, we are part of one of the world's largest global networks to bring solutions to the world's water challenges. Aliaxis exists to bring solutions to the world's water challenges and accelerate the transition to clean energy. We are a global leader in high-quality piping & fitting solutions for use in building, infrastructure, industrial and agricultural applications across the globe. Over 15,000 people work for us in more than 40 countries with 80 manufacturing sites. Aliaxis has embarked on a positive journey with its 'Growth with Purpose' strategy, implementing ambitious, urgent actions for sustainability and innovation that will pay off in the short term. We are looking for passionate people that want to be part of our journey and embrace the behaviours that we stand for:

• We Dare to challenge the status quo, to innovate and to learn fast.
• We Care for the environment, our customers and each other.
• We Deliver by taking accountability for our decisions and actions.

Aliaxis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who welcomes candidates and employees from all backgrounds. We are committed to building and investing in a culture of belonging, where all our employees feel empowered, can be their true selves and are able to bring their best ideas forward and contribute to the company’s 'Growth with Purpose' strategy. About Us At Aliaxis, we design sustainable, easy to install, and innovative solutions to address the world’s water challenges and accelerate the transition to clean energy. Thanks to our 15,000+ employees in over 40 countries, our pipes and fitting systems meet our customers’ most demanding needs for the building, infrastructure, industrial and agriculture sectors. Read more about us at . Aliaxis has embarked on a positive journey with its 'Growth with Purpose' strategy, implementing ambitious, urgent actions for sustainability and innovation that will pay off in the short term. By 2025, we will be focusing on the areas where we can create the biggest impact: on carbon reduction in our plants and on increasing the share of recycled content in our products. In conjunction, we will continue to develop more and better water solutions for society as a whole. We are looking for passionate people that want to be part of our journey and embrace the behaviors that we at Aliaxis stand for:

• We Dare to challenge the status quo, to innovate and to learn fast.
• We Care for the environment, our customers and each other.
• We Deliver by taking accountability for our decisions and actions.

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