Accounts Receivable Clerk

Position Summary

Compiles, processes, and maintains accounts receivable records.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following: Other duties may be assigned.

• Prepares customer invoices across multiple brands and/or companies in the contract currency for that given order in accordance with company practices; submits invoices to customer.
• Retrieves bank reports and use remittance advise reports to prepare, post, verify, and record customer payments and transactions related to accounts receivable.
• Drafts correspondence for standard past-due accounts and collections, identifies delinquent accounts by reviewing files, and contacts delinquent accountholders to request payment.
• Maintains collection status report regarding the current status of customer accounts as requested.
• Researches customer discrepancies and past-due amounts with the assistance of the Credit Manager and other staff to bring to resolve.
• Collaborates with the Credit Manager to reconcile accounts receivable on a periodic (at least bimonthly) basis.
• Special projects as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not include any supervisory responsibilities.

Qualification Requirements:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; JD Edwards experience is preferred
• Ability to operate related office equipment, such as computers, 10-key calculator, and copier.
• Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to anticipate work needs and interact professionally with customers.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.S./B.A.) or equivalent from a college or university; or a minimum of 5 year(s) related experience and/or training.

Travel

Travel is not required.

Key Competencies

Team Player

• Demonstrated ability to work well with others regardless of level
• Identifies and does what needs to be accomplished for the common goal.

Communication

• Can accurately convey information from one person to another

• Gets point across clearly, effectively and efficiently

Actions/Results Oriented:

• Improves delivery of services
• Works around typical problems and obstacles to get results

• Holds others and self-accountable

Business Savvy:

• Understands and can explain basic business practices

Customer Orientation:

• Understands customer (internal and external) needs and can develop useful solutions
• Has the ability to identify and remedy customer issues before they are surfaced
• Has the respect of internal and external customers

Decision Making:

• Uses structured decision making methods/tools
• Considers cost, simplicity, alignment, speed when establishing or changing work procedure

Emotional Intelligence:

• Recognizes own emotion and their effects on other individuals
• Understands own strengths and developmental areas and is open to candid feedback, new perspectives, continuous learning, and self-development
• Manages emotions and impulses, remaining composed and collected toward focused results
• Maintains standards of honesty and integrity, admits mistakes, and is authentic in interactions with others
• Builds collaborative relationships with others while addressing mutual needs and defining mutual expectations and achieved shared goals
• Applies effective conflict resolution skills in group settings as well as on an individual basis to foster positive relationships

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as [10] lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee's ability to see near and far distances.

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