Job Details
A well established and growing company in the Springfield, IL area has an outstanding for an Accounts Receivable Clerk. This position is responsible for day-to-day credit operations of customer accounts, maintaining the details of accounts receivable and collection matters, and communicating account information to customers and sales team. Will also assist with general accounting activities as requested by the Controller.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Review and approve orders to ship based upon customer s accounts receivable status.
- Maintain accurate accounts receivable records for customers.
- Communicate daily with internal and external customers at all levels regarding account status and activity.
- Set up new customer account records including careful analysis of credit applications to grant terms and determine lines of credit for new customer accounts.
- Work patiently and courteously with customers to resolve paperwork and payment issues.
- Review weekly customer past due accounts.
- Prepare correspondence on delinquent accounts requiring special handling.
- Review accounts to be recommended for write off and assist in the report preparation.
- Effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, with team members at all levels of the organization.
- Handle multiple assignments and project load.
- Perform special projects, assignments, or other duties as requested.
- Responsible for processing customer rebates.
- Applying cash receipts, posting daily invoices and AR journal entries, making bank deposits for customer payments and the general administration of accounts receivable including generating manual invoices and credit memos as needed.
- All other duties as assigned by manager.
Requirements:
- Must be well organized and have excellent written and verbal communication skills along with strong computer skills.
- Proficiency in Excel.
- Knowledge of ERP software preferred.
- Minimum two years of previous collections and receivables work experience preferred including accounts receivable collections.
- The ability to research and analyze data as a manner of problem solving.
- Ability to handle simultaneous requests.
- Ability to effectively work cross-functionally with strong collaboration skills.
- Detail oriented with the ability to rapidly learn and communicate new process recommendations and technologies.
- Ability to identify issues/opportunities and recommend solutions.
- Must have knowledge of basic accounting principles.
- Comfortable working on highly focused tasks.
- An ability to work to tight deadlines and within constraints.
- BS degree in Accounting/Business or related field is required.
- One to three years of experience or more in similar position is required.