Accounts Receivable & Deductions Specialist

About Lemon Perfect:

Meet the new squeeze on hydration! Lemon Perfect is a super-refreshing, great-tasting, and hydrating flavored lemon water with zero sugar and no artificial flavors or sweeteners. Lemon Perfect is widely considered by industry insiders to be one of the most scalable, exciting, and innovative emerging beverage concepts in the marketplace.

Founded by Yanni Hufnagel in 2017, the Company’s mission is to democratize drinkable wellness by making Lemon Perfect accessible for anyone, anytime, anywhere.

The Lemon Perfect Company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Position Summary:

Lemon Perfect is seeking a high-performing Accounts Receivable & Deductions Specialist who brings ambition, uncommon grit, and a desire to join a winning team. This position will report to the Vice President of Finance, and the main focus for this role is to take our accounts receivable and cash collections process to the next level.

As the company continues to grow, especially with our increase in sales to a wide variety of retailers, we need a team member who will be dedicated to supporting this growth from an accounts receivable perspective. This role will take ownership of the accounts receivable process, and work with the sales/retail team to onboard new customers. This position will also work on other special projects from time to time, including helping with the month end close.

This role will be remote, though there could be travel from time to time to meet with the Finance team in person.

Requirements

Responsibilities:

●      Take ownership of the invoicing and payment application process

●      Invoice all retail customers

●      Perform all collection duties in regards to open invoices

●      Apply payments to customer accounts

●      Follow up with Customers on shortage claims and unauthorized deductions, and dispute these shortages/deductions as necessary

●      Chargeback/refund analysis for ecommerce customers

●      Fight Chargebacks as needed

●      Prepare and analyze AR Agings

●      Assist in establishing internal controls surrounding the tasks performed

●      Perform other related analysis and special projects as assigned

Qualifications

●     BA or BS, with an emphasis in Accounting or Finance a plus

●     Minimum four years general accounting or equivalent experience, including at least two years of accounts receivable experience

●     Accounts receivable experience with big box retailers and distributors such as UNFI and KeHE

●     Experience working with Amazon and Seller Central

●     Must have a thorough understanding of the General Ledger and Trial Balance

●     Ability to formulate and implement well thought out solutions to day-to-day issues with minimal supervision

●     Team player that can thrive in a fast paced environment

●     Excellent organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills

●     Strong attention to detail while producing accurate and high-quality work

●     Strong written and verbal communication skills

●     Proficient with MS Office Suite: (Excel, Word and Outlook), experience in Google Docs a plus

●     Intermediate to advanced level Microsoft Excel skills

●     NetSuite experience a plus

Benefits

Commensurate with experience; strong benefits package; equity plan participation