Accounts Receivable - Deductions Coordinator

divh2Accounts Receivable Deductions Coordinator/h2pSince 1868, the Martinelli family has been producing award-winning apple juice. Located in the cool California Central Coast, the fertile Pajaro Valley produces the most flavorful apple varieties in the world. Since winning its first gold medal in 1890, Martinellis has received more than fifty gold medals for product excellence. Distribution of Martinellis Gold Medal products now extends to every state in the U.S. and globally./ph3Job Summary/h3pThe Accounts Receivable Deductions Coordinator is primarily responsible for identifying, researching, processing, and resolving customer short payments, claims and deductions. This includes preparing and posting deductions-related entries in the deduction management system, as well as creating, preparing, and updating deductions reporting, and having an overall understanding of customer deductions./ph3Job Functions/h3ulliSource deduction backup via customer portals, collaboration with sales manager, brokers, and/or other applicable parties/liliAnalyze deduction backup to determine the deduction reason and classify the expense by type/liliEvaluate the validity of deductions with regard to whether they were planned or otherwise allowed/liliProcess deductions within the deduction management platform in a timely and accurate manner/liliCreate and submit disputes for invalid deductions via customer portals, brokers, and/or other applicable parties depending on the customer/liliEscalate unresolved deductions with regional sales managers and/or brokers/liliAnalyze deductions while maintaining an active understanding of current deduction activity/liliPrepare and support the preparation of reports utilized for tracking and reviewing unprocessed deductions, disputes, and ad hoc accounts receivable reporting/liliSupport efficient deduction resolutions by professionally dialoging with brokers, sales managers, and other applicable parties/liliIdentify trends and assist in implementing process improvements/liliProactively communicate challenges and resolve delays in sourcing data/liliPerform tasks, analysis, special projects, and other duties as directed by the finance management/li/ulh3Job Qualifications/h3ulliulliTwo years of experience in AR-Cash processing with increasing responsibilities/liliOne year of experience in AR-Deduction processing with increasing responsibilities/liliOne year of experience with SAP or other full-scale enterprise resource management software in a high-volume invoice environment/liliBusiness, finance, or accounting associate degree/li/ul/li/ulh3Preferred Qualifications (Not Required)/h3ulliulliExperience in food manufacturing or agricultural goods processing industry/liliExperience with decision-support systems including Domo and Adaptive Insights/liliExperience with a deduction management platform, such as BluePlanner by UpClear/li/ul/li/ulh3Knowledge, Skills, and Ability/h3ulliulliProfessional curiosity and ability to investigate and resolve variances, technical impediments, and other challenges with support/liliAbility to prepare, interpret and communicate information verbally and with digital tools including spreadsheets and business intelligence applications to financial and non-financial parties/liliAbility to follow-through tasks to resolution, self-resolving variances to the extent possible, while timely communicating with management when obstacles prevent a task from being completed without support/liliBe a team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills including strong internal drive, ethics, conscientiousness, diplomacy, flexibility, and dependability/liliAbility to work in a fast-paced environment, to prioritize tasks, meet multiple deadlines and ensure that work is accomplished in the time frames required/liliStrong analytic and problem-solving skills/liliAbility to clearly communicate financial activity to non-financial parties/liliAbility to respect confidential matters by exercising individual discretion/liliStrong Microsoft Office skills, including Outlook and Excel (Pivot Tables, Index/Match, and similar efficiency tools)/liliStrong arithmetic skills/liliExcellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills/liliStrong understanding of the accounts payable process/liliStrategic knowledge of how accounts payable impacts other areas of the companys financial activity/liliAbility to type by touch at 55 words per minute/liliAbility to ten-key by touch at 8,000 keystrokes per hour/liliStrong attention to detail/liliAbility to work cross-functionally with various team members across the company/li/ul/li/ulh3Physical Demands and Working Environment/h3pThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions./pulliulliAbility to pass a background check and drug screen/liliAbility to stand and/or sit in front of and operate a computer for extended periods of time/li/ul/li/ulh3Benefits/h3pUpon meeting eligibility requirements, the Company offers the following: health insurance coverage, LTD, 401(k) profit share contributions, paid sick leave, paid vacation leave, and eight (8) paid holidays per year. Eligible employees may also make 401(k) elective deferral contributions and may elect a co-pay plan for health insurance coverage for eligible dependents./ph3Equal Employment Opportunity Statement/h3pS. Martinelli Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status./ppPay Range $24.51/hr. to $33.17/hr./p/div