PurposeBuilt Brands - Gurnee, IL
posted 3 days ago
About the position
PurposeBuilt Brands, rooted in a legacy dating back to Weiman, stands as a pioneer in crafting top-tier products for specialty surfaces. Our beloved brands, including Weiman, Goo Gone, Green Gobbler, Biokleen, Gonzo, Magic, Wright's, Stone Care International, Urnex, Five Star, and Micro-Scientific, are preferred choices among consumers and seasoned professionals alike. At PBB, we seek to hire employees who bring a level of engagement, drive, and performance that pushes business forward. We work together and are motivated by positive results, while continuously thriving in a scrappy environment. We believe our greatest assets are the talented and passionate employees who are motivated by our purposeful work. Our company may be 60 years old, but the real growth is just getting started.
Responsibilities
- Manage and analyze invoice related short payments, promotion allowances and rebate deductions
- Validate or dispute invoice related and promotional allowance deductions
- Work with internal and external resources to obtain proper deduction documentation
- Ensure all outstanding deductions are researched and resolved in a timely manner
- Complete and process approved credits
- File and follow up on freight claims with carriers when necessary
- Research compliance fines in a timely manner with other departments to validate or dispute
- Demonstrate an organized workflow to keep deductions from aging
- Collect outstanding invoice payments on assigned accounts in accordance with acceptable collections practices
- Ensure customers are paying within terms
- Prepare weekly status reports on delinquent accounts and ensures that discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner
- Recommend accounts to be placed for third party collections
- Coordinates all special handling requests
- Collaborates with personnel at assigned stations to perform other essential functions with the goal of maintaining positive relationships with both internal and external clients
- Requests PODs for customer invoices as needed to support delivery and payment
- Keeps Manager informed of the status of accounts and any potential issues with customers who generally pay timely
Requirements
- Administrative skills and experience
- Flexibility, ability to change priorities quickly, and capacity to handle multiple tasks
- Strong organizational skills
- Attention to detail & accuracy
- Strong analytical skills
- Proficient in Excel
- Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to utilize manual processes to complete tasks
- Desire to offer process improvement proposals
Nice-to-haves
- Cash Application experience
- Syspro experience
Benefits
- Flexible work options (fully remote, hybrid, onsite)
- Generous paid time off
- Competitive salaries and bonus incentives
- 401K company match
- Competitive medical, dental, & vision insurance
- Pet insurance
- Annual fitness stipend
- Unmatched employee discount on all products
- Summer Hours
- LinkedIn learning membership
