A/R Specialist

The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for many facets of the Account Receivable function including collection of accounts receivable balances, application of customer payments and invoicing shipped orders. This position requires interaction with other corporate business units and will report to the Accounts Receivable Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collection of customer accounts receivable balances with focus on large balance, key accounts
• Reconcile account discrepancies and deductions through research and communication with customers, Sales, Customer Service & other functional areas
• Credit approval of new orders
• Application of cash receipts, credit documents and unapplied cash
• Process ACH Auto-Debit transactions
• Process daily billing of shipped orders
• Process new customer credit applications and customer reactivations.
• Monthly reporting on assigned customer records
• Identify credit risk through customer pay habits, market data & industry trade reports and inform Director
• Process audit requests
• Initiate refund of credit balances
• Interphase between Credit Team and Master Data Team to effect set-up of new customers & maintain customer master data records as required
• Monitor and maintain team email accounts
• Other projects and assignments as needed

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or GED
• 3+ years Accounts Receivable experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business/Accounting
• Prior experience with JD Edwards or SAP
• Experience working with larger national retail customers

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Strong customer service oriented background, experience with many facets of Accounts Receivable and Commercial Credit and Collections
• Organized, self-motivated, detailed, persistent and goal driven
• Professional written, verbal and interpersonal skills to effectively work with individuals both inside and outside the company
• Experience with MS Outlook, Word and Excel