Accounts Receivable Intern

We are looking for a highly motivated, eager to learn, extremely accurate and self-driven student to join our Accounts Receivable team. As Accounts Receivable intern you will be part of the Finance Operations team located in Milan. You will assist on a variety of Accounts Receivable duties such as Customer Queries, Invoicing, Bank Reconciliation, Customer Masterdata and Credit Collections.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensures customer invoices are processed accurately and in time.
• Reconciliation of bank statements, as well as reconciliation of other methods of payment.
• Daily payment allocation and invoice settlement.
• Identifies and highlights credit notes and write-off concerns.
• Processes daily accounts receivable by monitoring and collecting overdue debtors.
• Actions on significant risk issues and minimizes DSO (Days Sales Outstanding).
• Creates and maintains Customer master data.
• Escalates issues promptly (dispute management).
• Proactively engages with internal departments for the resolution of customer queries
• Prepares monthly statements for customers.
• Develops and maintain professional working relationships with customers, colleagues and other internal departments.
• Supports Management and the team to achieve their goals and objectives.
• Provides reporting when needed.
• Analyzes data and identify trends.
• Assists in internal and external financial audits, ensuring compliance with internal controls, procedures and policies.
• Continuous improvement initiatives.

Knowledge and Skills Required

Education and Knowledge

• 1 year, 2 terms internship.
• Understanding of Order-to-Cash process.

• Excellent English skills (written and spoken), French (written and spoken) a plus.
• Advanced in Excel.

Profile and Skills

• Eye for detail and accuracy.
• Highly analytical.
• Ability to identify risks.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and follow through.
• Displays initiative, highly proactive.
• Adaptable and shows flexibility.
• Strong negotiation and problem solving skills.
• Assertive and persistent with sense of urgency.
• Persuasive and able to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Listens to feedback and learns from mistakes.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Target orientated.