Accounts Receivable Officer

Pierre Fabre is a French pharmaceutical company, pioneer in dermo-cosmetics with notably iconic brands, Avène and Klorane.

With more than 10,000 employees worldwide, the company has subsidiaries in 42 countries. In 2020, Pierre Fabre Group generated over 2,3 Billion euros in revenues.

Nature is at the heart of our approach at Pierre Fabre, to explore and innovate for health care and beauty. A company with strong values, our purpose is at the core of our commitment to inspire our work every day.

“Every time we care for a single person, we make the whole world better.”

In the expansion of our Australian subsidiary based in North Sydney, we are currently seeking candidates to fill in a

position as

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

·         Reconcile customer payments to ensure all payments are accounted for and properly posted in a timely manner.

·         Investigate and resolve customer queries or discrepancies related to invoices or payments.

·         Monitor customer accounts for overdue payments and proactively follow up to ensure timely collection. Liaise with sales staff as and when needed.

·         Raise credit notes and handle customer rebate requests, liaising with internal teams as and when needed. Manage the correct application of credit notes and rebates to receivables.

·         Maintain accuracy of customer master data and records.

·         Prepare regular AR aging reports for local and global finance teams.

·         Assist with the monitoring and compliance of AR related internal control activities (credit checks, order blocking and unblocking etc).

·         Maintain up-to-date process notes and documentation in relation to AR activities.

·         Process regular invoice factoring sessions, ensuring compliance with banking procedures and processes.

·         Assist with month-end closing activities:

-          Bank reconciliation

-          Ledger reconciliation

-          Intercompany reconciliation

·         Assist with the interim and annual statutory audit process by liaising with the external audit team and preparing supporting documents for both local auditors and global finance teams.

·         Initiate and assist with process improvement activities and implementation of relevant IT systems where required.

·         Accounts payable responsibilities, such as monthly expense reconciliations and processing (AMEX, Uber etc.).

·         Other ad-hoc activities, such as assisting the AP, FP&A and Customer Care functions as and when needed.

The Accounts Receivable Officer is key position and is responsible for end-to-end accounts receivable operations. Key duties include posting cash receipts, administering credit notes and rebates, reconciling customer accounts and the AR ledger, following up on overdue balances and resolving a wide variety of customer queries.

This is a hybrid role, requiring a minimum of three days in the office.

We are convinced that diversity is a source of fulfillment, social balance and complementarity for our employees, which is why our offers are open to all, without restriction.