Lead Accounts Receivable Representative

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives. How you will make an impact: We are seeking a Senior Accounts Receivable Representative to be a master of the accounts Receivable process and to ensure transactional excellence related to Accounts Receivable. They will partner with a broad number of external and internal business partners, such as Customers, Commercial & Commercial Finance Team, Product Management, Accounting, Rebate Teams, Compliance & Audit. The focus is on driving day to day collections activities to achieve collection efficiency, percent past due, DSO and bad debt goals. What you will do: Collect invoices (Pre-call/prepare/send statements with current invoices), call on past due invoices, problem solve disputes with the customer and sales team. Perform customer maintenance per limits of authority as the need arises. Provide payment information to customers and arrange payments for current and past due invoices. Input invoices into portals as required. Prepare journal voucher, ensure timely closing of AR module Work cross-functionally with FP&A, Commercial and Customer Services teams to resolve any outstanding discrepancies on AR Participate in trainings to engage non-finance teams in finance related compliance and processes Assist in establishing and maintaining appropriate internal controls to ensure 100% SOX compliance Collaborate closely with internal and external auditors, prepare audit schedules and ensure compliance to SOX and statutory requirements Other related duties as required and/or assigned How you will get here: Requirements High School Diploma or equivalent 4 years of experience in B2B collections, credit control, or equivalent combination of education and experience, knowledge, skills, abilities O ne additional European language other than English would be highly desirable (German, Spanish or French) Ability to quickly learn organization specific computer applications, ability to learn accounting principles Good spoken and written communication skills are required to collaborate with various partners Microsoft Excel skills (intermediate requirement) High attention to detail and accuracy as data entry is a critical component of role Travel Requirements Less than 10%