OLIPOP PBC Looking for Accounts Receivable Specialist at Oakland, CA Full Time

OLIPOP was founded in 2017 by Ben Goodwin and David Lester. Ben and David have been working together for nearly a decade to find accessible solutions to bring the benefits of digestive health to as many consumers as possible. OLIPOP is a deliciously refreshing tonic that is crafted with prebiotics, botanicals, and natural plant fiber to support your microbiome and benefit digestive health. We’re on a mission to provide an affordable, delicious alternative to soda that delivers leading-edge health benefits to mainstream consumers.

OUR TEAM

At Olipop our values lead the way we create our products, engage with each other, and interact with our community. While we’re invested in our product, we’re equally invested in personal development. We’re tightly knit, we’re genuine and we’re always pushing the envelope to do a better job than we did the day before. Our team is also fully remote, requiring us to be resourceful, creative and collaborative to support our fast-moving business.

To best serve our diverse community of customers, we also seek to recruit and include people with a diversity of abilities, backgrounds, and cultures.

What You’ll Need

Working at a start-up can be as much a personal journey as it is a professional one. To succeed at a company like Olipop, you must be comfortable with failing, learning, and adapting. You need to be curious, optimistic, and able to find a way when it seems impossible. You must be confident enough to express your ideas but humble and open to learning from your experiences and from others. If this is the approach you take to life, then we’d love to hear from you.

THE ROLE

We are searching for an AR Specialist who will be responsible for managing the accounts receivable processes for the company. In this role, you will contribute to Olipop’s overall financial health by ensuring that all customer invoices and payments are accurately processed in a timely manner. The Specialist will work closely with the rest of the finance team and cross functionally to perform ongoing analysis, feedback and follow-up. Success in this role requires a strong attention to detail, willingness to take initiative and resolve issues proactively, and a strong grasp of accounting principles.

REPORTS TO

Finance and Accounting Manager

Compensation

$65,000 -$75,000 base salary

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reviewing and processing customer invoices, reconciling customer statements, and ensuring timely recording of payment of customer invoices.
• Record trade spend accurately, assist with monthly accrual, and dispute non-approved deductions.
• Preparation of the accounts receivable aging report.
• Contacts past due accounts to verify outstanding balances, recover backups, resolve discrepancies and/or takes appropriate action.
• Support the year-end audit process by providing documentation and answering audit inquiries related to accounts receivable.
• Support the finance team on the month-end close process.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date customer files and records.
• Generate accounting and analytical reports as required and assist with special projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years full-cycle Accounts Receivable experience and knowledge of GAAP required.
• Experience working in a startup, high growth environment, preferably in the consumer packaged goods industry.
• Prior experience utilizing Netsuite and/or Oracle is highly preferred, or a similar ERP/accounting system.
• Microsoft Excel, MS Office, Google Sheets, Asana, Slack and Zoom.
• Working knowledge of inventory best practices, and experience working cross functionality with Supply Chain and Operations teams.
• Ability to analyze, compare and interpret data, and make judgments based upon this knowledge.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize and multitask.
• Transparent, open/honest communicator and strong relationship building and management skills.
• Team-oriented with ability to interact with all levels of employees in a professional and positive manner.
• Self-starter/quick learner, but knows when to ask questions.
• Experience working successfully with remote teams in multiple states is a plus.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Olipop does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination under Federal law. For more information, please see EEO is the Law.