Accounts Receivable Staff/Collections Specialist

Retif Oil & Fuel is one of the largest fuel and lubricant distributors in the southeast. We have proudly served our community since 1965, and we look forward to continued growth. At Retif, we are delivering energy to build communities.

We all work together to grow our annual gallons sold to allow for us to impact our communities by creating new job opportunities.

We specialize in delivering energy. If you want to belong to a team that does that well every day, this might be the role for you.

Our customers are in industries like transportation, construction, marine, and retail. If you have experience working with this type of customer – or want that experience – this role may be a great fit.

You will love it here if you value:

• Trust – When we say we’re going to do something, we do it.
• Team – Our players are the most important part of who we are.
• Fun – We find a way to enjoy what we do every day.
• Make an Impact – We positively affect our customers, co-workers, and community.
• Learn and Evolve – We seek the best way, and we adapt.

You’ll love coming to work every day if you get, want, and have the capacity to:

• Post customer payments timely by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions
• Posts revenues by verifying and entering transactions form lock box and local deposits.
• Reconcile credit card settlements
• Initiate Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) drafts and send customer draft notices
• Maintains records by microfilming invoices, debits, and credits.
• Daily balancing of prior day’s bank sheet to payments received
• Research and solve payment discrepancies
• Protect organization’s values by keeping information confidential
• Resolve client-billing problems and reduce accounts receivable delinquency in a professional and timely manner
• Make daily collection calls to negotiate with past due accounts, and sent follow-up inquiries
• Work with the credit team, sale people, and other employees to ensure every effort is made to receive payment and maintain amicable customer relations
• Monitor assigned accounts
• Research delinquent accounts using all possible resources

Requirements

The best candidate will have the following qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent required
• Minimum 2 years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or related field preferred
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Computer skills: Word, Excel, Outlook, and ability to learn internal accounting software

Additionally, while performing duties, you may be required to sit, stoop, lift up to 15 pounds, type, communicate effectively, manage conflict, work evenings and/or weekends, attend remote meetings, and travel.

In the performance of respective tasks and duties, you are expected to:

• Successfully perform quality work within deadlines with or without supervision
• Interact professionally and confidently with other employees, customers, and contacts
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations

At Retif, we offer our employees several fantastic benefits. These benefits include:

• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Company paid disability insurance
• Company paid life insurance
• Company paid AD&D insurance
• And more!

This job description is not a contract of employment. The duties and responsibilities can change at any time at management’s discretion.

Retif Oil & Fuel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Retif provides employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.