Job Description:

Rakuten Rewards offers a casual but fast paced environment where creativity and effective teamwork and collaboration are rewarded. We are passionate about changing the way people shop online and providing the best possible customer experience - not to mention cash back on every purchase, with no strings attached.

We are part of the Rakuten family of companies. Rakuten is a very progressive company providing Rakuten Rewards with substantial capital, access to great technology, and access to international markets. We're always interested in meeting talented individuals interested in helping us change the way the world shops, so if you're passionate about helping save people money and improving the shopping experience apply now!

We are is looking for a Cash Applications Specialist who is passionate about adding value to the organization supporting the accounts receivable function through applying a high volume of payments in a fast-paced environment. This position reports to the Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant in our Schaumburg, IL office.

The ideal candidate should display a positive and proactive attitude, strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize and multitask and be a strong communicator electronically and in person.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Downloading remittance information from web-based systems and formatting data in Excel
• Accurately apply a large volume of payments based on remittance details
• Communicate with internal or external contacts to retrieve any missing information
• Perform customer account reconciliations
• Support other areas of accounts receivable as needed

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Knowledge of accounts receivable, specifically cash applications
• Ability to effectively communicate, especially through email and text
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Ability to accurately process a high volume of repetitive data
• Proficient in relevant computer applications

BENEFICIAL SKILLS

• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud ERP

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; some college preferred

Five Principles for Success
Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team

Rakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.