Location: New York,NY, USA
Saatva is the Direct-to-consumer luxury mattress and home furnishings brand that aspires to help every consumer get a great nights sleep. At Saatva, we do more than sell mattresses to consumers. We are a brand that believes in consciousness and goodness from what we put in our products, to how we treat our customers and each other. We believe our greatest potential is reached when we empower each other, and we believe in having a good time in the process. This commitment extends to a diverse and friendly environment that nurtures personal as well as professional growth.
**Accounts Receivable Manager - eCommerce and/or Retail experience**
* New York, NY
* Full Time
* Finance and Accounting
* Manager/Supervisor
**Who We Are:**
Launched in 2011, Saatva is a rapidly growing (50% YOY) e-commerce retail luxury mattress and home furnishings brand that aspires to help every consumer get a great nights sleep. At Saatva, we do more than sell mattresses to consumers. We are a brand that believes in consciousness and goodness from what we put in our products, to how we treat our customers and each other.
We are looking to hire a seasoned tech-savvy Accounts Receivable Manager who, working with our Controller, will manage the AR department workflow and team and champion a more efficient receivables process to help us scale and grow the company. Qualified candidates should have experience in a high volume credit card receivables environment and be keen to improve and streamline processes.
**Responsibilities:**
* Lead the day-to-day operations of the AR team to complete all aspects of the receivables workflow in a high-volume environment including coaching and cross-training of staff. Please note all company sales are performed electronically and there is no associated collection function with the role.
* Daily supervision of multi-person team, timely and accurate posting of cash in accounting system.
* Responsible for accurate and timely completion of AR month-end and year-end closing process with ability to adjust to hard cutoffs around the close deadlines.
* Ability to perform various reconciliations and continuously reviewing the companys AR information to identify and resolve inaccuracies.
* Ownership of the AR balances in the financial statements and ability to provide requested reports and analyses in an accurate and timely manner.
* Identifying process improvements with current workflow and help automate any manual accounting or analysis with accounting software to perform and optimize AR workflow.
* Be eager and able to adopt and implement new procedures to drive efficiency in the AR process.
* Recommend optimization opportunities to the Finance Team as they relate to the accounts receivable process and ongoing training and development of Staff.
**Skills/Qualifications:**
* College degree plus 4+ years of experience managing the Accounts Receivable/Revenue Department
* Experience in a high volume retail or similar business, E-commerce experience highly preferred
* Must have strong credit card receivables experience and experience with other digital payment systems (e.g. Paypal, Klarna, etc.)
* Strong experience in chargebacks and fraud prevention.
* Must have a full understanding of the revenue cycle and will take a proactive, hands-on approach.
* Excellent organizational and project management skills
* Must have a sense of urgency with the ability to meet deadlines and analyze a high volume of receivable activities.
* Superior communication skills (both verbal and written) and the ability to effectively communicate at all levels, from supervisors to associates
* Work as a team player and ability to successfully work in a large group environment
* Experience with Sage Intacct Netsuite or similar SaaS accounting system preferred.
* Strong MS Excel skills (Pivot tables, Vlookups, etc) preferred.
Equal Employment Opportunity
At Whitestone Home Furnishings, LLC, we are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusiveness, as demonstrated through our recruitment, retention and employee development programs, and are committed to the hiring, retention and success of diverse candidates. We maintain an environment that respects and builds on the assets and talents of each person, valuing their differences. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate against qualified job applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender (including gender nonconformity, status as a transgender or transsexual individual, and gender identity or expression), sexual and reproductive health decisions, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, military status (including past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services), genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, caregiver status, or any other status or condition protected by applicable law. This policy extends to all aspects of the employment hiring process, including but not limited to, recruitment, selection, compensation, and benefits.
*** + a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or
+ a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.