Responsibilities:

• Posts customer payments by recording checks, electronic payments, and credit card transactions.
• Resolves valid or authorized deductions by entering corrections to customer accounts.
• Verifies validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, trade promotions, customer service departments, and customers.
• Performs weekly/monthly reconciliation functions to ensure timely cash applications.
• Investigates delinquent accounts and contacts customers to collect payment as expeditiously as possible.
• Consistently follows‐up with customers and monitors expected customer payment dates.
• Conduct credit checks on all new customers; establishes and manages limits.
• Notifies management with recommended solutions (i.e, payment plans, collections, etc).
• Organizes and maintains retention files for a required period of time.
• Continuously evaluates current processes and makes recommendations for process improvements.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
• Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A or B.S) from a four-year college or university in an Accounting or Finance discipline and 3-5 years Accounts Receivable experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to use PC applications including excellent spreadsheets skills, word processing, presentation, and Internet and Email applications.
• Experience with integrated financial and sales/ order system application such as SAP and AS400
• Ability to use other related financial software applications.