Senior AR Specialist

About Us

David Yurman is a celebrated American jewelry company founded in New York by David Yurman, a sculptor, and his wife, Sybil, a painter and ceramicist. When the artists began collaborating, their goal was simply to make beautiful objects to wear. Led today by their son Evan, David Yurman creates timeless, yet contemporary collections for women and men defined by inspiration, innovation, consummate craftsmanship and cable – the brand’s artistic signature. David Yurman collections are available at 50 retail stores throughout the United States, Canada, Hong Kong and France and at over 300 locations worldwide, through their exclusive authorized fine jewelry and timepiece network of retailers.

Our Values

At David Yurman, creativity, innovation and impeccable craftsmanship are at the core of everything we do. Fueled by the energy of our hometown, New York City, artistic passion informs each and every jewelry design. The Yurman family’s guiding vision continually defines and redefines what it means to be the preeminent American luxury jewelry brand. We are committed to responsible business and social practices and to the protection and advancement of human rights. We believe in partnering with others who share these values and understand their importance.

Job Description

Title

Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist

Reports to

Manager of Finance

Overview

The Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist will have full ownership of the A/R & Collection of 2 luxury retailers as well as a number of small retailers. This position will be responsible for overseeing, planning and maintaining the accounts to ensure they are up- to- date.  The Coordinator will also, and work on in developing a plan to resolve past due receivables and unauthorized chargebacks.  

Responsibilities

• Interface with customers, sales organizations and senior level management in communicating and resolving issues.
• Propose a payment plan if required and communicate with the supervisor on the process
• Contact customers immediately to resolve any invoice or remittance discrepancies
• Generate AR aging reports daily and identify critical issues
• Prepare a summary month end report
• Enter and maintain customer deductions and discrepancies to facilitate AR analysis and follow-up
• Contact customers to collect past due amounts. Identify any reasons for non-payment and develop plans with supervisor on how to resolve
• Document results of contacts
• Handle customer accounts receivable inquiries
• Review customer balances as directed by supervisor to identify past due accounts
• Analyze deductions and credits in customer accounts, identifying items to net, items to follow-up with customer, and items requiring potential write-off
• Escalate unresolved issues, tracking to final resolution
• Interface with customer to obtain documentation, analyze and ensure appropriately authorizationed
• Submitssion of debit and credit memos after procuring proper approvals.
• Support projects or initiatives as needed

Qualifications

• Minimum of three-five years’ experience in A/R or a similar function, preferably in a wholesale company with experience in dealing with accounts in the luxury industry including charge backs
• Root cause analysis and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Highly detailed planning and organization ability, multitask, set own priorities and adapt to a changing environment
• Oracle experience preferred.
• Excel 4 apps experience preferred.

Education

Bachelors degree preferred

Location

New York (3 days in office/2 days remote)

Estimate Salary Range: $75,000-$85,000

Base pay is one component of David Yurman’s total compensation package, which may also include the following for eligible employees: access to healthcare benefits, 401(k) plan, bonus, employee discounts, Summer Fridays (corporate roles), generous paid time off, sick time, and more.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at David Yurman

As a company founded by artists, David Yurman champions self-expression in everything we do. We are committed to fostering a culture of openness and creative collaboration within our entire community, and we cherish the diversity of our employees’ backgrounds and perspectives. We will always advocate for equity and inclusion for all.

David Yurman is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual’s age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender).