Cash Application Specialist

If you have high energy, are metric driven and want to fill a key role with our Invoice to Cash (ITC) team, keep reading! Central Garden & Pet is searching for someone like you who will ensure timely processing of both internal and external customer payments.

Full time employees enjoy excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-term and long term disability, free life insurance, tuition reimbursement, product discounts and more!

Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT and CENTA) is a leading innovator, marketer and producer of quality branded products for the pet and lawn and garden supplies markets. Please see our website at www.central.com for additional company information.

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Works high volume payment applications (for numerous lock boxes)
• Create residuals (deductions) for credits taken by customers on a payment
• Ensure that payment batches for the business units match with bank reports on a daily basis.
• Enlists the efforts of Invoice to Cash Department (Accounts Receivable) to obtain remittances that are not included with a customer payment(s).
• Process manual credit card transactions as needed for open invoices and customer prepayments.
• Process both paper check payments and Electronic Funds Transfer payments for customers on a daily basis.
• Ensure all customer payments are entered by all month end closes and complete all cash applications for the month end (assuming the proper back up and remittance are available).
• Access bank websites on a daily basis to complete cash application.
• Process paper checks both on a manual application basis and through our Auto-Post basis as well.
• Pull check copies each day, image the checks and save on our shared drive as the checks are applied.
• Interact with customers on a regular basis as it pertains to our credit card payment processes.
• Work with auditors (both internal and external) to pull requests as needed to provide requested information.
• Performs other tasks to support the ITC Department (Invoice to Cash).

IDEAL CANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES

• BS/BA in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration, or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years high volume corporate cash application experience
• Experience working with enterprise systems such as SAP, Oracle, etc.
• Understanding of internal controls including SOX requirements for ITC
• Consumer Products experience preferred
• Experience in Central service environment preferred
• Knowledgeable with SAP strongly preferred
• Looking for someone who is self-motivated and is a self-starter
• Ability to partner with Central Service Center management and provide input into process improvement as well as effective execution and change management within the team
• Works well in an environment with firm deadlines; results oriented
• Ability to work in a heavily metric driven organization
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal and analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail, goal oriented
• Possess process improvement mindset with a desire to consistently look for ways to improve efficiency and service
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Perform multiple tasks effectively
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Other – candidate should have the highest integrity and character and possess finance experience and business sense.
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner

If you see multiple jobs open with the same title, please only apply to one job posting and it will be reviewed for all positions with that same title.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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