Accounts Receivable And Payable Specialist – São Paulo – São Paulo

Description Summary:

China Telecom Brazil, a non-US Company branch, is searching for an Accounts Receivable and Payable Specialist to join our team in Sao Paulo responsible for billings, accounts receivable and collections

Main Responsibilities:

• Billings and assure timely and accurate invoices.
• Review customer billing discrepancies and reconcile the end of the month billings.
• Accounts receivable and negotiation of collections to include contacting customers over the phone and through email.
• Effectively communicate with internal stakeholders to achieve customer dispute resolution.
• Provide accurate and up-to-date invoices to proactively answer any questions from customers about amount to be paid.
• Escalate overdue or unresolved invoices to blacklist and collections vendor including continuing to follow up on late payments from customers and sending a suspension letter.
• Prepare and analyze accounts receivable aging reports to monitor outstanding balances and payment statuses, ensuring timely collections and identifying overdue accounts.
• Responsible for making payments through online banking, ensuring proper authorization and supporting documentation are in place. Maintain accurate records of payments and coordinate with vendors as needed.
• Provide timely accounting document filing according to concerned rules and prepare necessary documentation for our partners.
• Update information in Protheus system for accurate customer service information.
• Assist outside auditor with accounting, finance and tax information.
• Prepare and analyze accounts receivable aging reports to monitor outstanding balances and payment statuses, ensuring timely collections and identifying overdue accounts.
• Assist with administrative activities as needed.

Essential Skills, Qualifications and Education Needed:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or similar preferred
• 2+ years of experience in a business environment with AR and Collections
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Familiarity with telecommunications business a plus
• Professional customer interaction skills and experience with negotiation.
• Be able to work independently as well as working well within a team
• Ability to efficiently handle multiple tasks simultaneously, while prioritizing efficiently with a sense of urgency
• Ability to succeed in deadline-focused environment
• Knowledge in Protheus will be a plus
• Ability to be a pro-active self-starter, well organized, and have extreme attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with verbal, written, face-to-face and over the phone interactions with partners and all levels of staff and management in Portuguese required, English and / or Mandarin a plus.
• Flexibility to work seamlessly with global sales team in different time zones.