At KCAA, we provide a nurturing environment that encourages your child to explore, learn and grow. Our unique curriculum fosters a love of learning and engages children in the learning process. All of our centers are licensed by the State of Hawai’i and accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

We are looking for a stellar A/R Specialist to join our team!!  Please review the job details below.

Responsible for performing routine Accounts Receivable (A/R) task operations while maintaining cordial relations with both internal and external customers; make journal entries into the general ledger (G/L); assist the Controller in EZ Care database management, maintaining general ledger worksheets, and assisting various financial reports.

JOB DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Interfaces with Center Directors to follow up on invoices and other financial data.
• Informs Controller of unresolved issues or transactions in a timely manner.
• Assists Controller in preparation of journal entries related to the financial statements.
• Handle inputting of new students, updating profiles of existing students, terminating existing students, processing of waitlist applications into the EZ Care system.
• Student billing
• Facilitate all aspects of Tuition Assistance (TA)
  • Work with at least 5 TA programs
  • Track funding sources type and student
• Work with the TA Specialist and President on all TA student applications, reports, and database.
• Tracking all External Funds
  • Specific reporting requirements
  • Liaison between parent/school regarding funding.
• Facilitate Collections / Suspension process
  • Comfortable with payment plans
  • Handle multiple forms of payment
• Assists Controller with projects and tasks as needed.
• Complete other projects and tasks for the organization as requested by management.

AR SPECIALIST - JOB REQUIREMENTS

• High school graduate or equivalent
• At least two years’ experience in bookkeeping or accounting
•                 Strong Mathematical / accounting skills
• Solid experience using Excel, Access and accounting software applications.  MAS 90 / Sage 100 a plus.
• Excellent Customer Service skills and ability to communicate in a compassionate way with parents.
• Must successfully pass DHS Criminal History Check and all subsequent annual checks, as required.
• Must be a mature-minded person who is able to work well with others in a team environment.
• Very accurate, thorough, high attention to detail while also allowing for reasonable exceptions.
• Effectively plans, organizes workload, and schedules time to meet workload demands while remaining flexible and handling normal work interruptions. 
• Works in cooperative and professional manner with all staff.
• Possesses a degree of curiosity to question procedures to create controls over transactions.
• Strong ability to problem solve in efforts of streamlining workflows.
• Looking for a long-term role with great stability.
• Must be able to maintain regular and consistent attendance. 
• Must possess good oral and written English language skills.  Can demonstrate the ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions.
• Must have reliable transportation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT 

• Must be able to lift, push, pull or carry 30 pounds without assistance and/or have the ability to assess the weight in order to ask for necessary assistance or to determine a safer method of moving the load.
• Climb, as needed, up to heights no higher than 6 feet off the ground.
• Work on several projects and tasks at the same time.
• Have the abilities to prioritize demands, juggle multiple tasks.
• Work under pressure of meeting multiple demands and deadlines.
• Sit and perform job duties at a computer and desk for long periods of time.