Accounts Receivable Specialist- Contract to Hire

Summary

The Accounts Receivable specialist position provides financial, clerical, and administrative services to ensure efficient, timely, and accurate payment of accounts.

Responsibilities

• Posts daily cash receipts.

• Conducts professional outbound collection calls and emails while continually improving customer relations.

• Handles customer inquiries regarding receivables.

• Researches and resolves account payment discrepancies.

• Notifies appropriate parties if customer fails to respond.

• Coordinates customer requests for invoice copies/statements/W9s/ACH forms including vendor set up forms and other tasks.

• Generates AR aging reports and identifies critical issues and delinquent accounts.

• Escalates unresolved issues to manager.

• Sends out monthly customer statements for special billing.

• Generates credit memos as needed.

• Sends accounts to collections via agency portal and performs tasks to reflect the database.

• Manages collection agency relationships.

• Ad hoc reporting, as requested.

• Maintains a good working relationship with all departments.

• Sends monthly aging reports to salespeople.

• Performs Electronic/Remote Bank Deposits and reconcile.

• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

  Qualifications

• Excellent verbal, listening, and written communication skills.

• Strong multi-tasking, organizational, and analytical skills.

• Self-motivated and customer oriented.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Ability to perform diversified clerical functions and basic accounting procedures.

• Ability to effectively communicate with people at all levels and from various backgrounds.

• 1-2 years' experience in accounting/accounts receivable or a Bachelor's degree.