Accounts Receivable Specialist

Company Information

Headquartered in St. Augustine, FL, with offices and manufacturing facilities all around the globe, Amphenol CIT is one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of high-performance wire, cable, and medical devices. We provide complete interconnect solutions to industries like Aerospace, Military & Defense Electronics, Space, Medical, Test & Measurement, and Industrial.

Our talented team of employees worldwide helps bring movies to your seat on airplanes, deliver mission-critical information from drones to the command office, transfer heart rhythm to paper, route communications from space, connect power to downhill oil drills, and get planes back in the air faster. At Amphenol CIT, we make the amazing possible. Take the next step to become an integral part of our team by applying today and kickstart your journey with us.


SUMMARY

Responsible for maintaining and managing the daily accounts receivable function of the company function of the company. Primary duties include tracking and recording payments from customers, resolving discrepancies, ensuring the timely collection of outstanding invoices and maintaining accurate financial records. Collaborates closely with other departments, such as sales, finance and customer service, to streamline processes.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Investigates issues related to non-payment of outstanding invoices and payment discrepancies and initiates the required action for resolution.
• Implement collection strategies to minimize outstanding balances.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes by reconciling AR accounts.
• Generate and distribute invoices accurately and on time, as well as reminder notices as necessary.
• Monitor accounts receivable aging and identify overdue accounts.
• Provides information as required for management reporting.
• Maintains positive working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Advises collectors and/or management of payment issues and recommends corrective action.
• Prioritizes and handles multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Periodically assists the Accounts Receivable team with collecting invoice payments.

*Other duties as required in support of the department and the company*

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES

The responsibilities of this role do not include supervising other employees.

QUALIFICATIONS

To succeed in this job, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential job function. The requirements below represent the required knowledge, skill, and ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Hight School or equivalent required
• Associates degree preferred.
• Minimum three (3) years' commercial collections experience on a business-to-business basis
• Hands on utilizing advanced ERP systems, SAP preferred.
• Basic knowledge of accounting principles and experience posting to general ledger.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Conversation in any other language is a plus.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Basic arithmetic: add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages.
• Statistics: Interpret and analyze numerical data using statistical methods.
• Basic algebra: The ability to manipulate symbols and equations to find unknown values, express relationships, and model situations.
• Basic Geometry: The ability to understand and work with shapes, angles, lines, and planes.

JOB SKILLS

• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required for VLOOKUPS along with various formulas, sorting, filtering, conditional formatting, and pivot tables.
• Experience in researching issues with customer accounts and ability to follow through to resolution.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally to all levels of management and to communicate with customers on sensitive issues in a professional customer service manner.
• Must be able to work as part of a team while working toward individual goals.
• Must be detail oriented and flexible.
• Ability to work in a self-motivated, independent environment with a good work ethic and dedication to quality with minimum supervision.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective interaction with customers and internal stakeholders
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage workload efficiently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

As part of their job duties, the employee must sit for lengthy periods while operating a computer. They frequently use their hands to type, handle objects, and communicate verbally. Additionally, they may need to stand, walk, reach, and occasionally lift objects weighing up to twenty (20) pounds. This role requires lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching overhead, reaching at or below shoulder level, and keyboarding. According to ADA regulations, reasonable accommodation will be provided to ensure that individuals with disabilities can perform the job's essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This is an air-conditioned work environment where employees have desks or cubicles and work in a fixed location. The physical environment is usually comfortable, well-lit, and equipped with the necessary facilities and hardware. The company culture is a culture of teamwork, communication, continuous improvement, business casual, strategic, and goal-oriented. The working conditions are stable, predictable, and secure.


ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Amphenol CIT is fully committed to minimizing the environmental impact of its operations, activities, and products. To achieve this, we adhere to all applicable environmental regulations and laws, prevent pollution, and continuously improve our environmental performance in all our global operations. This is possible through an Environmental Management System that provides a framework for setting and reviewing our environmental objectives and targets. We aim to identify and reduce any negative environmental impact our business activities may have.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

• ASTM F-2412-2005, ANSI Z41-1999, or ANSI Z41-1991 rated safety toe shoes in specific areas.
• Clear ANSI Z87.1 safety-rated glasses in specific areas.
• Hearing protection in specific locations.
• Ability to compile with JSA in specific areas.

EXPORT COMPLIANCE DISCLAIMER

This position includes access or potential access to ITAR and EAR (Export Administration Regulations) technical data. Therefore, candidates must qualify as US Persons, defined as US Citizens or Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders).

TRAVEL:

Travel is not required for this position.

AMPHENOL CIT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY, INTERPRET, OR APPLY THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IN ANY WAY THE COMPANY DESIRES. THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IN NO WAY IMPLIES THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY DUTIES, INCLUDING ESSENTIAL DUTIES, TO BE PERFORMED BY THE EMPLOYEE OCCUPYING THIS POSITION. THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP REMAINS "AT-WILL." THE AFOREMENTIONED JOB REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE QUALIFIED DISABLED INDIVIDUALS.

Amphenol CIT is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. For more information regarding EEOC requirements please visit




Due to the nature of our business, the candidate must be able to legally work in the United States; we are unable to provide sponsorship. Position requires candidate to be a U.S. person as defined in ITAR, 22 CFR 120.15 (U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien Status) and defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) (20).

Amphenol CIT participates in the United States Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program. The E-Verify program is a web-based employment eligibility verification system for newly hired employees operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Any candidate that needs an accommodation or assistance with the application process should contact HR at View email address on click.appcast.io