Senior AR Specialist

Get to Know Us:
It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing!
At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.
Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.
Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.
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Make Your Mark:
Reporting to the Billing & Collection Senior Manager EMEA, the Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist will have the responsibility to manage a portfolio of customer accounts in their dedicated ledger. This includes maintaining a high level of customer relationships across EMEA, whilst performing financial analysis as well as identifying & solving collection issues. The ideal candidate thrives in a challenging, international environment, and has good understanding of the software products & solutions.
You'll Get To:

• Monitor aging of the EMEA portfolio and reduce the bad debts through proactive collection techniques
• Proactively investigate and resolve customer queries
• Carry out collection activities and reports according to specific deadlines
• Maintain excellent communication (oral & written) with internal and external stakeholders
• Assist in creation and optimisation of procedures for collection
• Assist in month-end close

What You'll Bring:
Years of Experience in Related Field:

• At least 5 years Accounts Receivable (AR) experience

Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Self-starter with a driven mindset and a demonstrated attention to detail
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, including the ability to respect deadlines and prioritize workloads when necessary
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to build strong internal and external working relationships
• Strong analytical, hands-on, IT-technical, and problem-solving skills

We're Even More Excited If You Have:

• University's degree in finance or business management preferred
• Experience working with systems and automated applications, SaaS experience preferred
• Proficiency with various accounting software tools. NetSuite, Salesforce and Zuora highly preferred

Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining:

• A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
• A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
• A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.

BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.
BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 2 days a week.
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