About this role
Position Summary:
This role will be responsible for managing accounts receivable operations. This role will also analyze customer accounts to ensure effective cash flow and successful collection efforts.
Essential Functions:
- Own and manage assigned accounts
- Prepare daily cash deposits, draws and credit card payments
- Post daily cash receipts to customer accounts and apply to G/L accounts
- Review customers line of credit limits
- Review and release customer orders based on customer credit status and past due balances
- Complete credit reference requests
- Work with customer and internal Sales Account Managers to timely resolve overdue balances
- Proactively communicate with internal and external stakeholders towards collection efforts
- Manage assigned customer sales tax exemption certificates and credits as needed
- Respond to customer inquiries promptly via phone and email
- Investigate and resolve any disputed charges to customers accounts, submitting information to collection agencies when appropriate
- Maintain accounts receivable aging within the established goal
- Other tasks assigned by manager
- Provide backup to AR/finance team members as needed
Qualifications:
- Associate or bachelors degree in accounting, Finance, or related field preferred
- 2-3 years of accounts receivable or general accounting experience.
- Strong Excel skills for data management and reporting
- Excellent communication and customer service skills, with the ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- Strong attention to detail, organizations skills and follow-through.
- Problem-Solving: Ability to identify issues, propose solutions, and escalate matters as needed to ensure timely resolution.
Skills and Abilities:
- Strong Microsoft Excel & Word skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Experience with SAP a plus
- Strong organization and time management
Work Environment:
- Office / Cubicle