Accounts Receivable Specialist

Our Client is a growing Consumer Product Goods company within the Food & Beverage industry and they're seeking a motivated AR Specialist to join their collaborate Corporate Accounting team.

Summary/Objective

The Accounts Receivable specialist is responsible for all aspects of the Accounts Receivable function including billing, cash posting and collections.

Essential Functions

• Generate and send out invoices; Maintain up-to-date billing system
• Accurately apply incoming customer remittances, wire transfers, and cash deposits to the accounts receivable system.
• Perform account reconciliations
• Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
• Follow up on, collect and allocate payments
• Research and resolve payment discrepancies
• Generate age analysis
• Review AR aging to ensure compliance
• Maintain accounts receivable customer files and records
• Investigate and resolve customer inquiries
• Process adjustments
• Communicate with customers via phone, email, mail or personally
• Assist with month-end closing
• Collect data and prepare monthly metrics
• Seek out and communicate opportunities to continuously improve, standardize and streamline the company's AR processes
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned

Position Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required, college level accounting classes preferred
• 2+ years experience as an accounts receivables clerk
• Good computer skills Excel and word processing
• Good mathematical background
• Some experience with spreadsheets and automated accounting systems
• Experienced with all aspects of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work efficiently
• Ability to listen, communicate (written and verbal), excellent grammar, spelling and proof reading skills and follow-up effectively with all staffing levels and clients/customers
• Ability to work independently, self-starter, energetic
• Ability to demonstrate good common sense and sound judgment
• Ability to perform at high levels in a fast paced ever-changing work environment
• Ability to anticipate work needs and follow through with minimum direction

Our Client is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.