Accounts Receivable Specialist II
Danaher Corporation
Summary
The Accounts Receivable Specialist II is responsible for collecting trade accounts for all customer accounts assigned. This position reports to the Sr Manager, Finance and is part of the Accounting & Finance team located in Irvine, CA and will be an on-site role.
Job description
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Collect all invoices owed on all customer accounts assigned based upon established guidelines and management of priorities by amount owed, past due age or degree of credit risk as necessary to effectively reduce past due invoices and maximize cash collections.
- Identify all customer deductions for rebate, discount or tracing and process credit memos to properly clear the deduction and apply credit memo to correct invoices per customer remittance information, obtaining necessary approvals from Finance before processing.
- Maintain documentation and record all activity and status of customer accounts and past due invoices as necessary to determine collection status; record notations, collection notes or status codes in collection solution (High Radius).
- Generate requests for credit memos or corrected invoices as necessary to correct erroneous billing for pricing, tax, freight, discount or miscellaneous credit obtaining the necessary approvals based upon accounting guidelines.
Requirements
- Two or more years of collections or related experience with trade and distributor accounts, or four years of AR experience in an accounting related function
- Two or more years of experience with a large ERP system (Oracle, MS Dynamics, SAP, Netsuite)
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (preferred)
- Two or more years of collections experience with trade or distributor customers, within the medical device industry (preferred)
Benefits
- Health care program
- Paid time off
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
Company overview
Danaher Corporation is a leading global science and technology innovator headquartered in Washington, D.C., specializing in biotechnology, life sciences, and diagnostics. Founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales, the company has evolved from its origins as a manufacturing conglomerate into a premier healthcare technology organization with approximately 63,000 employees worldwide. Danaher operates through three core divisions: biotechnology (28% of revenues), which develops products for therapeutic development; life sciences (31% of revenues), focused on disease identification, new therapies, and drug testing/manufacturing; and diagnostics (41% of revenues), providing instruments, consumables, and software for disease diagnosis. The company's portfolio includes renowned brands such as Beckman Coulter, Cytiva, Pall Corporation, Cepheid, Leica Microsystems, and Abcam, serving pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, healthcare providers, and research institutions globally. Danaher is distinguished by its Danaher Business System (DBS), a continuous improvement methodology that drives innovation and operational excellence. With 2024 revenues of $23.9 billion, the company ranks 180th on the Fortune 500 and plays a critical role in advancing scientific research, improving diagnostic capabilities, and accelerating the development of life-saving therapies.