Accounts Receivable Specialist

pbAccount Receivables Specialist /b /ppThe World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the international organization for public-private cooperation. /ppThe Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. /ppbWhy we are recruiting /b /ppTo face business growth, the Accounts Receivables sub-team needs additional resources to maintain and guarantee its high level of service. /ppbReporting Lines Interactions /b /ppThe Account Receivable Specialist will be in a team of two people, within the wider finance operations team of eight, and reports to the Accounting Manager. /ppResponsibilities /pliManagement of Account Receivables, including: /liliBooking incoming cash /liliIinvoicing and credit invoicing /liliMonitoring the AR Inbox /liliAddressing all AR queries (internally externally) /liliCompleting vendors form and online payment platforms /liliPerforming aging analysis /liliBooking and reconciling credit card payments /liliProducing weekly reports for centre and function heads /liliAssisting in ad-hoc projects /lipContribute to preparing monthly / quarterly/ annual financial closing, including: /pliPrepare relevant balance sheet account reconciliations /liliCompleting revenue recognition tasks /liliProducing DSO, Bad Debts and Unpaids reports for the management reporting pack /liliSupporting the Interim and Year End Audit process for AR /lipCredit Control, including: /pliCollaborating closely with key stakeholders on credit control/collection /liliManaging the payment reminder scheduled to be sent for overdue invoices /liliManaging customer overdue invoices with external partners / members /liliManaging the list of participants registered to events and send external communications regarding the admission policy /liliCollecting all open invoices prior to the start of an event /lipProjects, including: /pliImproving key performance metrics for Unpaids (open invoices) /liliUtilising existing tools to improve credit control management /liliIdentifying continuous improvement activities across the Accounts Receivable landscape /lipAcademic qualifications /pliBachelor in finance or Brevet Federal in Accounting /liliWork experience and skills /lili3 to 5 years of experience in financial accounting /liliExcellent knowledge in cost accounting and VAT /liliExcellent spoken and written English - French is an advantage /liliAbility to organize workload and to prioritise multiple workstreams /liliHigh sense of urgency and commitment to objectives /liliConfident and able to present to senior management /lipbWhy join us? /b /pbr/pJoin an independent and impartial organization with over 55 years of connecting leaders to make sense of global challenges and move the world forward together. /p