Accounts Receivable Specialist

Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.

We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?

We are looking for a hands-on Accounts Receivable Specialist to strengthen our Finance team for the Dutch window coverings brands. You will be responsible for the end-to-end AR process, ensuring timely cash collection, accurate customer accounts and a solid control environment.

We are in the process of standardizing and optimizing our finance and AR processes across entities. In this role, you will help build “one way of working” in AR, supported by SAP and digital tools such as Blackline. You will work in a performance-driven environment inspired by the HD ownership mindset: lean structures, cost discipline, clear KPIs and continuous improvement.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with both numbers and people: you will be in daily contact with customers, internal sales teams and controllers.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full AR portfolio for several Dutch entities in Europe Dealership
• Monitor open items, perform dunning and actively follow up with customers on overdue invoices
• Process and allocate incoming payments and ensure clean, up-to-date customer accounts
• Create and maintain customer master data in SAP in line with internal control requirements
• Investigate and resolve payment differences, disputes and credit notes
• Prepare AR aging reports and support cash flow forecasting
• Reconcile AR sub-ledgers to the general ledger on a monthly basis
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities related to AR
• Act as first point of contact for internal and external AR questions (customers, sales, auditors)
• Identify process improvements and support automation initiatives within AR (such as AI tool Blackline)
• Contribute to the standardization and harmonization of AR processes across entities, in line with a lean and performance-driven way of working

Profile / Requirements

• HBO/University degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field
• 2–3+ years of experience in Accounts Receivable or a similar finance role
• Experience with SAP is a strong advantage
• Good understanding of VAT, credit management and AR best practices
• Strong Excel skills; experience with reporting tools is a plus
• Accurate, well-organized and comfortable working with deadlines
• Strong communication skills and a customer-oriented mindset
• Fluent in Dutch and a good command of English

What we offer

• A broad AR role with visible impact across multiple strong brands in the Netherlands
• The opportunity to help shape standardized AR processes and work with digital tools such as Blackline in a lean, performance-driven environment
• A hybrid working model and a professional, informal working environment in the heart of Rotterdam
• Opportunities for personal development and growth within Finance

If this sounds like you, please apply!