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Accounts Receivable Specialist
Hamptonville, North Carolina
Location: Hamptonville, NC (On-Site)
Job Summary:
The Accounts Receivable Specialist supports the company in optimizing our financial transactions and systems by performing reconciliation of payments and customer accounts.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Communicate discrepancies to management team, identify slow-paying customers, and recommend collection candidates
- Strengthen and grow relationships with clients by communicating with customers regarding past-due accounts
- Assist in streamlining the accounts receivable process by identifying areas for performance improvement
- Gather and verify invoices for appropriate documentation prior to payment or invoicing
- Maintain accounts receivable records to ensure aging is up to date, credits and collections are applied, uncollectible amounts are accounted for, and miscellaneous differences are cleared
- Perform daily cash management duties, including the recording of bank deposits, updating and distribution of cash receipt logs, and posting of cash to the accounts receivable sub-ledger
- Monitor and collect accounts receivable by contacting clients via telephone, email, and mail
- Prepare analytical and ratio analyses relevant to A/R so management can gain a better understanding of how collection efforts are progressing
- Weekly communication to management of A/R Aging, collection status, and risk.
- Support other accounting and finance team members, inventory management, and accounts payable, when needed.
Required Experience, Education, Skills, and Abilities for Consideration as a Candidate:
- Associates degree in Finance, Accounting or similar field
- At least 3 years’ experience in an accounts receivable role
- Experience with Microsoft Office in Word and PowerPoint. Intermediate level of proficiency with Excel required.
- Strong mathematical skills
- Understanding of basic principles of finance, accounting, and bookkeeping
- Superb time management and detail orientation
- Ability to keep company and partner confidences
Preferred or Additional, Experience, Education, Skills and Abilities:
- Manufacturing Experience
- Proficiency with one of the commonly used accounting ERP systems, such as Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, D365 preferred.
- Experience in driving process improvement
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