Senior AR Accountant (preferred life sciences/manufacturing background)

We are looking for a full-time Senior AR Accountant to join our team at Evotec's US headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey. This position requires strong cash/collection knowledge and a positive, self-motivated, detailed-oriented and organized individual who can add value, efficiencies and problem-solve in a fast-paced accounting environment.

Location: You will be based in Princeton, NJ, working in the office 3 to 4 days a week. No travelling to different sites required.

Key Responsibilities:
•    Partner up with Business Development and create customer invoices monthly.
•    Apply customer’s payment accurately daily in ERP and SAP software.  
•    Partner with the Accounting Team to ensure all cash has been reconciled properly. 
•    Prepare monthly 15 bank reconciliations (USD, EURO) timely.   
•    Collaborate with intercompany billing customers (Head Office) and external customers to resolve potential billing issues.
•    Perform and research monthly customer account reconciliation to ensure payments are posted timely and accurately.
•    Responsible for all US cash applications for four entities.   
•    Ability to improve/maintain Working Capital Debtor Goals: Continuous improvement on Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).
•    Ensure monthly SOX procedures are performed timely at satisfactorily controls. 
•    Detailed-oriented with customer Accounts Receivable List.  
•    Responsible for preparing monthly cash forecast through Coupa Treasury. Plus reviewing contracts for terms of billing.
•    Evaluate and perform data analytics for customer payment history. 
•    Processing monthly matching with customer collaboration on debits and credits

Education and Experience Requirements:
•   Must have experience 7 years plus in a large, global company; preferred within pharmaceutical or life-science research organization.
•    Bachelor’s in Accounting, Business, Economics or related field.
•    Cash and collections.
•    Experience in Salesforce, Coupa Treasury, Cash Application, and AR Collection Software.
•    Experience with accounting SAP & other large ERP systems. 
•    Can work independently, hand on, thrives in a fast pace environment.
•    Strong communication skills – able to communicate to internal and external customers. 
•    Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and Excel. 

Evotec (US) Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, age, disability, genetic information, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Evotec (US) Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, age, disability, genetic information, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.