Accounts Receivable Specialist
Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Accounts Receivable Specialist will be responsible for full cycle accounts receivable processing including invoice creation, cash application, and account reconciliation. The ideal candidate must have a strong attention to detail and excellent customer service skills. The AR Specialist facilitates an ongoing relationship with our customers and internal departments to ensure an efficient order-to-cash process.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- High-volume data entry with exceptional speed and accuracy
- Create daily invoices and review for accurate billing
- Review and analyze the AR Aging to ensure all customer accounts are accurate
- Process manual customer credit card payments
- Review all credit card payments to ensure proper posting
- Collaborate with Cash Applications team to ensure all customer check and EFT payments are recorded accurately
- Collaborate with Sales and Credit teams on new customer setup
- Account reconciliations for AR and Bank
- Assist with month end close process
- Responsible for invoice imaging and record retention of Accounts Receivable documents
- Strengthen and grow relationships with internal and external customers with a high level of customer service
- Support the company in optimizing its financial transactions and systems
- Testing, supporting, and documenting new initiatives in the department
- Assist in streamlining and improving the Accounts Receivable process through automation and process improvements
- Exercise integrity and confidentiality in financial reporting
- Assist with coordinating special projects and Ad hoc reporting
- Other tasks as directed by management
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables
- Accuracy, detail-oriented, proactive with a sense of urgency
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks
- Strong organization, problem solving and analysis
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of full cycle Accounts Receivable experience required
- Minimum of Associate’s degree preferred
- Ability to work a full-time 40-hr minimum work week, hybrid/on-site as needed, M-F and overtime as necessary
Physical Demands
- Long hours sitting, standing, and utilizing office equipment/computers
- Ability to lift 25 pounds on occasion