What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable Specialist position at Minick Materials?
Company Description
Minick Materials is a family-owned landscape materials company that has grown from a small topsoil and sand delivery business founded in 1958 into one of the largest distributors in its region, serving both local and nationwide customers. The company offers over 300 products for commercial and residential applications, including soils, sand, building stone, landscaping stone, stone veneers, pavers, and retaining walls. Minick Materials is deeply involved in the community, providing materials and donations to organizations such as the Oklahoma City National Memorial and The Children’s Center in Bethany, as well as local churches, daycares, and retirement centers. The company remains active in professional organizations, including the Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association, Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association, and American Institute of Architects, Central Oklahoma Chapter. With four locations open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Minick Materials focuses on maintaining an extensive inventory and strong customer service.
Role Description
Minick Materials’ Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for managing the daily accounting needs for the company. This includes performing receivable processes, managing customer accounts, tracking, and resolving outstanding payment issues and generating weekly aging reports in a timely manner. The person in this position should have a thorough understanding of financial accounting concepts, and excellent attention to detail. The applicant should display a positive and proactive attitude, strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize and multitask, and be a strong communicator, both on paper and over the phone, as he or she will frequently deal with higher levels of management.
Key responsibilities & duties
- Answer questions and contact customers via telephone or email regarding outstanding AR balance
- Balance, post cash and check deposits for all locations to accounting system each day
- New customer AR credit application. This also includes setting customer credit limits
- Reaching out to customer references and compiling results
- Review, track and post payments, credit balances to customers with an AR account daily
- Act as credit card system administrator
- Deposit and balancing trainer for all locations
- Review and provide explanation for over AR balance weekly
- Perform inventory return and re-bill processes
- Complete month AR process
- Perform daily write offs
- Perform other accounting duties as needed
Requirements
- Self-starter
- Attention to detail
- Excellent attendance
- Ability to multitask
- Excel and accounting system experience
- At least 2 years of AR collection experience
- Able to work overtime when needed
- Must have an excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Work experience & skills preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or accounting preferred
- Computer experience in excel or word
- Spanish Speaking preferred
Payscale: Starting at $45,000.00
Benefits
- PTO
- Insurance
- Matching Simple Plan
- Maternity/Paternity and Bereavement leave
- Flexible Spending Account
- Employee Discount
- Company parties
- Closed every Sunday and 6 major holidays a year
- Open 7-5pm*