Accounts Receivable Representative I at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Lagunilla, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Thermo Fisher Scientific Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Entry Level & New GradExperience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Scientific Instruments, Life Sciences, ManufacturingIndustries

Requirements

  • High School Diploma required; Bachelor’s in finance, accounting, economy, mathematics preferable, or equivalent experience
  • No prior experience required
  • B2 English Level
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
  • Experience handling at least one ERP (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, BAAN, QAD, Intuitive, Mainframe)
  • Additional Desirable: Experience with Cforia and/or Get Paid
  • Competencies: Build customer loyalty, adopt practical operational improvement, communicate openly, cultivate growth, stimulate personal growth, leverage business efficiency, promote continuous learning, build organizational relationships, put the customer first, work for results, find a better way every day

Responsibilities

  • Handle customers with a low complexity portfolio to ensure compliance with payment terms and credit limits using the ERP system and Order Release Portal
  • Perform risk assessments on new and existing accounts and make recommendations on credit limits, risk categories, and credit terms
  • Assist the team in achieving annual targets on collections and support credit risk assessments of our credit analysis shared service in Costa Rica
  • Review unapplied/unidentified payments
  • Perform financial statement analysis, issuing recommendations for credit line increases following the department's approval matrix
  • Supervise the assessment and documentation of the "Credit Hold" process
  • Release orders on hold based on credit analysis on customers' trade AR
  • Set up credit terms for new clients and review requests for extended payment terms
  • Review payment plans and liaise with customers and the commercial department
  • Identify and analyze credit notes, debit notes, and cash not accurately applied
  • Facilitate credit card payment of invoices with the corresponding department under the supervisor's approval

Skills

ERP systems
MS Excel
MS Word
financial statement analysis
credit risk assessment
accounts receivable
debt collection
invoice processing
payment terms management
credit hold process

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Provides life sciences products and services

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a variety of products and services that support scientific research and healthcare, including laboratory equipment, reagents, and software solutions. Their products are used in applications like protein biology, real-time PCR, and sequencing, serving clients such as academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies. Unlike competitors, Thermo Fisher emphasizes customer support and education, helping clients optimize their experiments. The company's goal is to be a leading provider of life sciences solutions that contribute to a healthier and safer world.

Waltham, MassachusettsHeadquarters
1956Year Founded
$17MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Biotechnology, HealthcareIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Increased competition in single-use bioprocessing may impact market share.
Sale of anatomical pathology business could create a temporary product gap.
Investment in miDiagnostics may face regulatory challenges affecting returns.

Differentiation

Thermo Fisher offers a comprehensive range of life sciences products and services.
Their well-known brands include Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, and Invitrogen.
They provide strong customer support and educational resources to optimize client workflows.

Upsides

Expansion of biologics production facility enhances capacity for precision biologics monitoring.
Investment in miDiagnostics aligns with demand for rapid diagnostic solutions in BioPharma.
Collaboration with Mainz Biomed positions them in the growing cancer detection market.

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