Title:  Analyst, Accounts Receivable

Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a multinational, specialty pharmaceutical company with a vision of reaching people and touching lives globally as a leading provider of valued medicines. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of our customers and the overall community through the innovation, development, manufacturing and marketing of the highest quality healthcare products.

Established in 1950, Taro’s world class production facility is located in Brampton, Ontario, with a current team of over 600 Canadian employees. Our company’s focus on the dermatology sector has made us a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialized topical products with a diverse portfolio of creams, ointments, liquids, and gels.

With support from our parent company, Sun Pharma, one of the world’s largest specialty generic pharmaceutical companies, we are committed to providing a healthy, safe and rewarding environment for all of our employees.

Our reward packages have been designed to meet the needs of our diverse workforce and their families. For additional information visit: www.taro.com.

What we offer:   

A safe and clean; GMP regulated work environment

Opportunities for career growth and development

A competitive wage/salary

Employee training and organizational development programs, internal mobility programs, and employee recognition programs

Our Brampton location is presently looking for Analyst, Accounts Receivable

Job purpose

The Accounts Receivable analyst is responsible for all aspects of Customer Collections for Taro Canada and Sun Pharma Canada.  

Duties and responsibilities

• Maintaining cash applications via Cheque, Credit card or electronic payment terms on a regular basis;
• Manage customer deductions and analyze complex aged receivables and payment discrepancies;
• Effectively communicates with customers to answer questions, and resolve disputes, concerns and questions regarding outstanding owed amounts;
• Generate and review monthly AR aging report.
• Approve deliveries on hold by analyzing customer credit limit and credit term;
• Send Monthly customer statements to all customers, after reconciling for accuracy;
• Initiates collection activities on accounts approaching due and drives collections if accounts reach past-due status;
• Ensure that all processes are documented and updated as needed and maintain audit compliance around the entire Order to Cash Process;
• Benchmarks receivable collections against weekly forecasted target;
• Maintains weekly and monthly collection metrics developed and monitored by Finance;
• Participate in-calls between finance and sales teams as needed to discuss collection related issues;
• Complete month end and year end reporting activities

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years of relevant accounts receivable experience working with deduction management and chargebacks;
• Minimum College Diploma in a relevant stream;
• Experience utilizing online vendor portals;
• Experience within the manufacturing sector/CPG industry is a large asset;
• Experience using SAP;
• Strong computer skills (MS Office including Advanced Excel);
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work with diverse personality types;
• Flexibility in hours required to fulfill demands as needed;
• Extremely detail oriented.

Working conditions

Tight deadlines and ad hoc requirements create an atmosphere of urgency which can produce stress.

Physical requirements

Typical office environment. 

We thank all applicants, but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. This position is open to applicants legally authorized to work in Canada.

Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. embraces diversity in the workplace and is committed to achieving employment equity. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We ensure that our recruitment practices are supportive of this commitment and do not infringe on any characteristics protected by law.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. will provide accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

NOTE: All employment is conditional upon the completing and obtaining of a satisfactory background check which may include educational, employment, references and criminal records (for which a pardon has not been granted) checks.

AGENCY NOTICE: Please note that Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.  does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Services Agreement with an agency / recruiter, Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. will not consider any referrals or agree to payment of referral or recruitment fees. In the event a recruiter or an agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc. explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.