Accounts Receivable - Collections Analyst
The Opportunity
Shutterstock is seeking an accounting professional to take on the role of Accounts Receivable / Collections Analyst to help support our continued growth in EMEA. Based in the Berlin office, the successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of the customer-to-sales cycle.
This position requires a fluent or near-native German speaker that is highly motivated and adaptable to change with preferable experience of both German and UK market.
Responsibilities, including but not limited to:
- Customer outreach regarding outstanding balances
- Creation of new customer billing entities
- Timely and accurately processing account adjustments for bank fees and other variances (i.e. forex, shortages, etc.)
- Research and resolve payment variances by partnering with the customer and account managers
- Bring experience to the table and provide opportunities for process improvement and additional efficiencies
- Perform account reconciliations to determine gaps/inconsistencies in invoicing and payment applications
- Assist in reconciling current backlog of unapplied cash and adjusting customer accounts as necessary
- Prepare, review, and process invoices daily
- Issue monthly statements, keep customers files updated with current invoices, bills and contact information
- Completing ad-hoc adjustments as assigned by the AR lead or management team
Requirements:
- at least 3+ years’ experience working in accounts receivable with a focus on credit control and collections with specific concentration in a high volume international/multi-currency environment
- Bi-lingual German and English required
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables) is critical
- Analytical, detail-oriented and strong communication and organizational skills are a must
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast paced environment
- Great Plains and/or Workday experience is preferred
- a self-starter with a positive attitude and desire to work in a fun, hardworking company where your output counts and is immediately visible and recognized
About Shutterstock, Inc.
Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), directly and through its group subsidiaries, is a leading global provider of high-quality licensed photographs, vectors, illustrations, videos and music to businesses, marketing agencies and media organizations around the world. Working with its growing community of over 350,000 contributors, Shutterstock adds hundreds of thousands of images each week, and currently has more than 180 million images and more than 9 million video clips available.
Headquartered in New York City, Shutterstock has offices around the world and customers in more than 150 countries. The company also owns Bigstock, a value-oriented stock media agency; Shutterstock Custom, a custom content creation platform, Offset, a high-end image collection; PremiumBeat a curated royalty-free music library; and Rex Features, a premier source of editorial images for the world's media.
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