AR Clerk

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Overview:
The AR clerk will be a key contributor to the accounts receivable process, ensuring timely and accurate invoicing, collections, and reconciliation. If you are a self-starter with high attention to detail, you will be a good fit for this Accounts Receivable Clerk position, which handles 200+ invoices a week.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensure proper onboarding of new customers; ensuring full set of documents obtained (W9, resale certificate, new customer forms, wholesale agreement etc.)
• Participate in the credit review process for all new accounts and periodic credit reviews of current customers
• Completing new customer creation and maintaining current customers in various business applications (Salesforce, Quickbooks)
• Generate accurate and timely invoices, ensuring billing accuracy and send invoices to customers
• Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts receivables data
• Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted
• Verify discrepancies and resolve clients billing issues
• Send due date reminders and contact clients to ensure timely receipts of payments
• Generate weekly cash receipts reports, including but not limited to, weekly aging reports, budget vs actual cash receipts reports
• Partner with external auditors during audits to ensure timely submission of requested supporting documentation
• Build positive customer relationships and address inquiries promptly
• Collaborate with internal teams for issue resolution and process improvement
• Ensure compliance with company policies and accounting standards

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of relevant experience in accounts receivable
• Solid understanding of basic accounting principles, fair credit practices and collection regulations
• Proven ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records
• Demonstrated analytical skills in basic accounts receivable and accounting policy
• Foundational knowledge in cash application
• Comprehensive knowledge of commercial collections
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills
• Experience with ERP systems (Quickbooks/Salesforce preferred but not necessary)
• Detailed and have the ability work independently
• Customer service orientation and negotiation skills
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

 What Goes Around Comes Around

 06/25/2024

 Jersey City,NJ