Accounts Receivable Specialist II

Premier Research is looking for a Accounts Receivable Specialist II to join our Clinical R&D-Finance team.

You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success.

• We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires.

• Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here.

• As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver the medical innovation that patients are desperate for.

Join us and build your future here.

What you'll be doing: 

• Ensures projects are invoiced in a timely manner according to contract specifications and client requirements
• Drives accounts receivable collection efforts to ensure client payments are received timely and according to contract terms.
• Assists in reconciliation and roll-forward of project unbilled balances to ensure appropriate accounting through study completion.
• Corresponds directly with the operational team and clients with regards to invoice approval expectations as well and client payment expectations and elevates accordingly.
• Supports development of change order payment schedules as needed
• Maintains appropriate filing of client invoices and required supporting documents.

What we are searching for:  

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in accounting or finance
• Three to five years + direct experience in Accounts Receivable or other finance functions
• Experience with Workday preferred but not mandatory
• Strong Computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Office programs, including Outlook and Excel
• Knowledge of web-based communication tools for conferences 
• Highly detail oriented  
• Team player with ability to work collaboratively with other finance functions 
• Ability to multitask and work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities. 
• Strong verbal and written communication and negotiation skills. 
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, able to prioritize work to meet deadlines. 
•  Fluency in English.