Accounting Specialist

Job Title: Accounting Specialist

Location: Milwaukee, WI

Type: Direct Hire

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

Pay Range: $60k - $75k + bonus

Benefits: Yes. Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401(k), Paid holidays

Summary

Connect Search is hiring an Accounting Specialist in Milwaukee. This position offers a hybrid work from home schedule of 1 day per week.

Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable invoices, including three-way matching process.
• Resolve discrepancies with purchasing, receiving, and vendors.
• Coordinate with purchasing and other departments to ensure timely payments.
• Maintain vendor master data and ensure compliance with procurement policies
• Monitor and optimize payment terms, early payment discounts, and cash flow timing
• Generate customer invoices, discounts, and credits including contract-based billing tied to production and shipments.
• Apply customer payments and reconcile customer account statements.
• Monitor customer aging and lead collection efforts.
• Resolve billing discrepancies related to pricing, freight, or delivery.
• Communicate credit policies and procedures and ensure policies and procedures are followed to provide more efficient credit or claims processing
• Manage credit risk by evaluating customer creditworthiness and setting appropriate customer credit limits

Qualifications

• 3+ years of AP/AR experience in a manufacturing or distribution setting.
• 3-way match is a MUST HAVE (Volume AP/1,200 invoices a month; AR/300 invoices a month)