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 Amsterdam. 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 internship, 2 terms internship (thesis internship is an option).
- 36h/week (full-time)
- Understanding of Order-to-Cash process.
- Excellent English skills (written and spoken), French or Dutch (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.