Job Description

Company DescriptionJACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS (JDE) is a global coffee & tea company based in NetherlandS. For more than 265 years, we have been inspired by the belief that it\'s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. Today our coffee & tea portfolio is available in over 140 countries around the world through iconic household names including: Jacobs, Tassimo, Moccona, Senseo, L\'OR, Douwe Egberts, Ti\xc3\x93ra, Super, Kenco, Pilao & Gevalia.The JDE APAC region combines a diverse brand portfolio, promoting our global brands to the Asian markets whilst also owning a wide range of beloved heritage brand cherished by our Asian customers. Brands such as Old Town, Super, Maxwell House, Owl and Ye Ye have become household names, deeply ingrained in the cultural fabric of the Asian market.JDE APAC operates across the region in 7 key markets consisting of Australia, Greater China, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and an international export market. Manufacturing and packing operations are managed from six manufacturing locations namely in Malaysia (Johor Bahru, Ipoh), Thailand, China, Australia, and New Zealand.Situated in Singapore, the Singapore ADM cluster business serves as a strategic base for expanding JDE\'s global presence in the Asian region. Singapore also serves as a operating hub for the APAC leadership team and the regional corporate functions such as Finance, Internal Controls, Marketing, HR and Corporate Affairs.

• Review and monitoring customer receivables aging
• Prepare trade-related expenses accrual, A&P expenses accrual, provision doubtful debts and other AR-related journal entries
• Accurate and timely Processing of customer claims and payments
• Provides insight to customer payment behavior and credit risks
• Maintaining accurate and up to date accrued expenses and AR records
• Collaborating with sales teams to resolve customer billing and collection issues
• Performing accounts reconciliation
• Ensuring accounting and other AR related processes are compliant with accounting standards & company policies
• Identify and mitigate credit risks
• Check and reconcile customer statement of accounts, follow up on unreconciled items
• Prepares management reports for Sales and FP&A
• Responsible for keeping AR books in respective countries for all sales channels in accordance with accounting principles and all relevant regulations, laws and standards
• Implementing and maintaining AR processes and systems across the organization
• Liaise with external service provider for relevant outsourced accounting activities
• Ensure Sales signed distribution agreement with customer on a timely manner
• Other any ad-hoc & projects

• Degree in Accounting
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Accounts Receivable
• High proficiency in using Microsoft Excel (SUMIF, VLOOKUP, Pivot)
• Stakeholder management experience
• SAP Knowledge will be added advantage

Jacobs Douwe Egberts