Accounts Receivable Specialist

Bay City Electric Works (BCEW) is a California based, family-owned business with a 90-year history and has been a Rehlko distributor for 60 years. We partner with Power Systems West PSW our operation in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states. With over 240 employees and growing, BCEW/PSW brings the stability and structure of an established business, while still valuing the individual team members that support our success. Our vision is to Develop Powerful People to be #1 in Power and to be the go-to generator systems supplier in our area of responsibility, providing power solutions to our customers. Offering quality brands like Rehlko® and Doosan, the BCEW/PSW team provides new equipment, service, and rental power solutions for commercial, municipal, and residential facilities that require emergency generator back-up power.

We are currently looking for talented Accounts Receivable Specialist who align with our core values:

• Safety First- Know it. Own it. Share it.
• Family Orientated – Demonstrate family values and embrace diversity
• Trusted - Understand the value of reputation and relationship
• Customer Focused - Keep our internal and external Customer at the center of all we do
• Humbly Confident - Exhibit modest and humility alongside confidence
• Accountable - Accept challenge and make it happen
• Always On – Support our customers’ 24/7/365 power needs

Job Description

We are growing our accounting team in San Diego to support our operations across 11 states. We are seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist who will be based at our Poway, CA location. The Accounts Receivable Specialist supports the Accounts Receivable Supervisor and all upper management in posting customer payments, reconciling customer accounts, assist with lien releases, collection efforts, and overall customer service needs as it pertains to the accounts receivable function.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Post and apply payment of customer receipts (checks, cash, ACH and wires) in Great Plains system
• Take credit card payments over the phone and post to customer accounts and maintain credit card portal
• Daily cash receipt reconciliation
• Reconcile customer accounts and help with payment disputes as necessary
• Assist with weekly collection of customers with accounts < 90 days
• Set-up new customer accounts, including obtaining and tracking any resale certificates
• Send out monthly customer statements
• Assist with set-up of customer portals
• Assist with other customer requests
• Other projects as assigned

Experience and Skills:

• 3 years of accounts receivable experience
• Beginning to intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• ERP (large accounting system) experience a plus
• Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external customers
• Keen analytic, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to meet a constant stream of deadlines

As a BCEW/PSW team member, you will enjoy a total compensation package that includes competitive pay and benefits.

• Competitive Pay: Pay range for this role is $24.60-28.80
• Health & Wellness: medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, employee assistance program and pet insurance
• Work/Life Balance: generous paid time off and holiday schedule
• Financial Support: 401(k) savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and employee discount programs.

We are a drug free workplace; Drug and alcohol testing will be conducted as part of the post-employment offer process.

Bay City Electric Works and Power Systems West is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity and/or expression, Veteran status or other status protected by law.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. The successful candidate will be subject to our pre-employment background screening process, including criminal background check as well as education and work experience verification.

We are a drug free workplace; drug and alcohol testing will be conducted as part of the post-employment offer process.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity and/or expression, Veteran status or other status protected by law).