AR Staff Accountant

Overview

ALULA is the leading professional security, IoT and smart home company.
ALULA’s flexible solutions enable our partners to efficiently adapt to the needs of today’s modern home and business owners. We provide our customers with fully integrated solutions that encompass everything from hardware and embedded firmware to cloud software and mobile apps.

The AR Staff Accountant position requires an experienced, reliable and results-oriented person who enjoys working in a growing international business headquartered in The Netherlands with the primary accounting done in St. Paul and Sofia, Bulgaria. This position will have responsibility for invoicing, collecting, entering cash receipts, and issuing customer rebates. This position will also work closely with customers to properly apply cash receipts and resolve billing discrepancies and will report to the Accounting Manager.

This role requires strong attention to detail and complete confidentiality.

• Make collection calls to customers on past due accounts
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining assigned accounts and reducing delinquency
• Work with customers and internal staff to resolve billing discrepancies
• Update and maintain customer contact information and net terms
• Educating customers regarding the availability of receiving invoices and remitting payments through online portal
• Enter cash receipts and apply payments to invoices and process credit card payments
• Must be able to effectively communicate and follow up with external customers, as well as internal sales reps regarding past due accounts on a timely basis
• Responsible for invoicing/billing customer accounts for both hardware and software
• Calculate, enter, and apply customer credits to accounts when appropriate.
• Enter and track customer rebates
• Reconcile department accounts monthly and prepare reports to present to management
• Provide requested information to auditors as part of the annual audit
• Obtain and file customer tax exempt certificates regularly
• Assist with monthly balance sheet reconciliations as well as reconciling between intercompany accounts
• No travel required
• Other duties as assigned

• 2+ years’ of accounts receivable experience, collections/customer service experience a plus
• Basic understanding of billing, receivables, and collections process
• Bachelors or Associates in Accounting preferred
• Detail-oriented and demonstrates a “can-do” positive attitude
• Ability to work cooperatively with others in a team environment including across departments and amongst various entities
• Excellent customer communication skills-verbal and written
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and complete tasks in a timely manner
• Knowledge in Excel, filtering data, use of mathematical, logical, statistical and financial functions a plus
• Experience with Great Plains a plus

• General office environment:
  Works generally at a desk in a well-lit, air-conditioned cubicle/office, with moderate noise levels.
• Long-distance, overnight or air travel as needed, including internationally – not to exceed 10% travel.
• Minimum four days in downtown St Paul office
• Activities require a significant amount of sitting at office and work desks and in front of a computer monitor.
• Some walking and standing relative to interaction with other personnel.

Come join a market leading company that is fun, humble and committed to their employees and partners. We have a collaborative team culture and we help make lives safer every day. You will have access to products to keep your home protected. We offer competitive compensation, health care and retirement benefits, PTO and so much more.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.