Accounts Receivable Intern

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly motivated, eager to learn, extremely accurate and self-driven student to join our Accounts Receivable team. As Accounts Receivable intern you will be part of the Finance Operations team located in Milan. You will assist on a variety of Accounts Receivable duties such as Customer Queries, Invoicing, Bank Reconciliation, Customer Masterdata and Credit Collections.

Key Accountabilities
* Ensures customer invoices are processed accurately and in time.
* Reconciliation of bank statements, as well as reconciliation of other methods of payment.
* Daily payment allocation and invoice settlement.
* Identifies and highlights credit notes and write-off concerns.
* Processes daily accounts receivable by monitoring and collecting overdue debtors.
* Actions on significant risk issues and minimizes DSO (Days Sales Outstanding).
* Creates and maintains Customer master data.
* Escalates issues promptly (dispute management).
* Proactively engages with internal departments for the resolution of customer queries
* Prepares monthly statements for customers.
* Develops and maintain professional working relationships with customers, colleagues and other internal departments.
* Supports Management and the team to achieve their goals and objectives.
* Provides reporting when needed.
* Analyzes data and identify trends.
* Assists in internal and external financial audits, ensuring compliance with internal controls, procedures and policies.
* Continuous improvement initiatives.

Knowledge and Skills Required

Education and Knowledge
* 1 year, 2 terms internship.
* Understanding of Order-to-Cash process.
* Excellent English skills (written and spoken), French (written and spoken) a plus.
* Advanced in Excel.

Profile and Skills
* Eye for detail and accuracy.
* Highly analytical.
* Ability to identify risks.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Excellent organizational skills and follow through.
* Displays initiative, highly proactive.
* Adaptable and shows flexibility.
* Strong negotiation and problem solving skills.
* Assertive and persistent with sense of urgency.
* Persuasive and able to influence stakeholders at all levels.
* Listens to feedback and learns from mistakes.
* Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Target orientated.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.

Additional Information

This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks, projects