Site Representative – Accounts Receivable

We are JDE Peet’s. We craft coffee for every cup and build brands for every heart.

JDE Peet’s is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, serving approximately 4,400 cups of coffee or tea per second, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. Guided by our ‘Reignite the Amazing’ strategy, we are focusing on brand-led growth across three big bets: Peet’s, L’OR and Jacobs, alongside a collection of local Kiwi favourites such as Moccona, L’OR, Hummingbird, Bell Tea, Jed’s, Ti Ora and more. In 2024, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of EUR 8.8 billion and employed a global workforce of more than 21,000 employees

Come join our team and discover what your cup of amazing can be!

Find out more at https://careers-nz.jacobsdouweegberts.com/

We’re looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable Specialist to own AR operations for our New Zealand market. If you enjoy problem‑solving, partnering with the business and improving processes, this role offers real impact and visibility.

As the NZ Site Representative - Accounts Receivable, you’ll be the primary onsite contact for our regional Centre of Excellence (COE) AR team based in Malaysia. You’ll oversee day‑to‑day AR operations, manage escalations, and ensure local needs are clearly understood and met. At times the role will require flexibility to work outside standard business hours to support our regional team.

You’ll be the local AR subject matter expert—reviewing ageing, supporting credit control, analysing AR results, preparing reconciliations and ensuring accuracy across all processes. You’ll also play a key part in cashflow, working capital and internal control compliance.

In the role you will be responsible for:

• Manage the relationship with the COE AR team and resolve issues quickly.
• Partner closely with Sales, Customer Service and Finance to resolve AR queries.
• Review AR ageing, overdue balances and drive credit control actions.
• Review customer account reconciliations and follow up reconciling items.
• Support accurate processing of customer rebates, credits and adjustments.
• Prepare and review AR balance sheet reconciliations.
• Provide commentary on aged/unusual balances and support working capital improvements.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, policies and audit requirements.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and support system/policy changes.

We’re looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

• Strong Accounts Receivable or Credit Control experience.
• Experience in FMCG or a fast‑paced commercial environment is a plus.
• Exposure to shared service/outsourced finance models is advantageous.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence working across the business.
• Excellent technical skills including Excel and SAP
• Strong analytical ability and comfort working with ageing reports and reconciliations.
• Proactive, organised and solutions‑focused.
• Valid unrestricted work visa

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonus opportunity
• Enjoy half a day off on your birthday.
• Medical Insurance for you and your family.
• Income Protection and Life Insurance.
• Learning and development programs to support personal growth.
• Quarterly free staff boxes including a range of our coffee and tea brands, and access to discounted staff purchases.

If so, please grab a cuppa, brush up your CV and apply now (it's really easy, we promise). If you have any questions you'd like to ask before applying, feel free to send an e-mail to NZ Talent ([email protected]). Short cover letters (in the Message section) outlining your motivation to join JDE Peet’s in this role are greatly appreciated.

Note: no applications are handled via e-mail.

We are currently only accepting applications of candidates who have already obtained legal rights to work in NZ without restrictions.