Accounts Receivable Specialist

General Purpose:

The Accounts Receivable Specialist position is to provide financial, clerical, and administrative services to ensure efficient, timely, and accurate payment of accounts.

Essential Job Functions:

• Generate and distribute accurate customer invoices in accordance with customer contracts, purchase orders, and company policies
• Process daily cash receipts
• Apply customer payments accurately
• Respond to customer inquiries regarding billing, payments, and account discrepancies
• Making outbound collection calls or emails in a professional manner while keeping and improving customer relations
• Escalate unresolved payment issues to management
• Monitor entirety of job to ensure precise billings
• Generate AR aging reports and identify critical issues
• Reconciling AR accounts
• Utilize sales tax exemption software
• Maintain accurate customer data, payment terms, tax information and status
• Establish a good working relationship with all departments of the business
• Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, and accounting standards

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or Manufacturing Required
• Strong collection skills
• Understanding of accounting principles and practices
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Well-developed analytic and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Time management skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to effectively communication with clients and all levels of organization, both written and verbally
• Multitasking and prioritizing tasks
• Proficiency in Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with pay applications – AIA, G702, G703 etc.
• Epicor ERP software experience
• Knowledge of Liens
• Experience in construction/manufacturing field