TEMP- Accounts Receivable Specialist (Finance)
Job Description
ABOUT KENDO
Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.
Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:
- "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
- Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
- Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
- Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
- Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.
The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, KVD Beauty, Lip Lab.
The salary range for this position is $36.00 - $50.00 per hour
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for posting and verifying customer payments that come into the company, collecting cash owed to company and resolving chargebacks in a timely manner, as well as assisting with month-end and year-end activities.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Reconciles and researches assigned customer accounts.
- Conducts analysis and prepares reports based on data regarding posting, processing, and verification of receipts, credit claims, or other similar records.
- Ensures timely monthly close of the accounts receivable. Manages the on-going review of the accounts receivables as it relates to customer deductions and cash collections.
- Accurately and timely postings of all cash to customer accounts. Prepares Ad Hoc reporting as requested by management.
- Performs special accounts receivable projects as directed by management.
- Works closely with the accounting group in reconciliation issues under tight deadlines.
- Maintains accurate customer notes in the system on a timely basis for audit review.
REQUIREMENTS:
- High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years of related accounts receivable experience is required.
- Must have strong working knowledge of accounts receivable concepts.
- Requires high level of maturity, judgment, and tactfulness in interfacing with customers at all organization levels.
- Must have proven ability to establish strong internal & external customer relationships.
- Must have strong attention to detail.
- Must have ability to work effectively alone or in a team, and be able to multi-task under tight deadlines while maintaining a professional demeanor.
- Must possess solid customer service skills, and have excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
- Intermediate MS Excel skills required.
