Payment Posting Clerk

POSITION SUMMARY

The Payment Posting Clerk 1 is a key function of the Accounting Department. The role of Payment Posting Clerk 1 is to quickly and accurately post all payments received by the company. Payment Posting Clerk 1 is responsible for the processing of invoices and the coding of expenses. The Payment Posting Clerk 1 will perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining account records.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs basic data entry within department systems.
• Enter payments from consumers and creditors into the company’s collection software and ensure they are posted daily.
• Ensures cash payments are posted within 24 hours of receipt.
• Ensure JIRA (Frost-Arnett Company ticketing system) tickets are completed within 48 hours of ticket created date.
• Balance and Reconcile work to ensure that all monies are posted accurately.
• Codes invoices and accounts; reconciles and researches customer information.
• Processes account transactions to ensure quality output and timely payment of invoices.
• Performs research and reconciliation functions necessary to update and maintain account information.
• Evaluate accounts for the ability to post or reject.
• Scan all new business placements that arrive daily.
• Request and Mail all reject letters daily.
• Perform other miscellaneous tasks as assigned.
• Payment Posting
  • Ensure the data entry requirements are followed.
  • Adhere to the company and compliance guidelines.
  • Assist in developing and maintaining records within the database system.
  
  

Working hours: Flexible Work Schedule, Monday – Friday

Will be required to commute to the Metro Nashville Corporate office on the first business day of the month.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of one year of experience working in an office environment (Preferred).

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Proficient computer skills.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work well with others in a small-group environment.
• Commitment to high professional and ethical standards.
• Some analytical ability is required in order to gather information from consumers, find solutions and prioritize work.
• Work requires continual attention to detail in data entry of information related to consumer interactions.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to converse and respond to common inquiries from consumers, clients, and members of the general public.
• Ability to write business-related documents such as letters, emails, and other business correspondence as needed.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, see, and hear. The employee frequently is required to use their hands to dial a telephone, utilize a computer keyboard and mouse, and operate office equipment. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms and lift up to 20 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The employee works in a temperature-controlled office environment. The employee sits at a desk during regularly scheduled work hours, answers and makes telephone calls using a standard telephone, types on a standard keyboard, and reads and comprehends information from a computer terminal and/or written resources.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Market competitive compensation program.
• Health, Gym discounts, Dental, Vision, Life, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, 401(k), Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, & More.

The company extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other reason prohibited by law.

Education

• High School or better

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
• Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization