What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable Specialist position at Peak Utility Services Group?
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Description
Position Title: AR Specialist
Our Core Values: Guided by Safety. Focused on Communities. Powered by Care.
Classification: Exempt
The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for overseeing and creating customer invoices and credit memos, maintaining, and updating Accounts Receivable (A/R) accounting records, answering any customer billing inquiries, and ensuring billings are within the parameters of customer contracts. This person must be dependable, meticulous, organized, and have strong analytical and research skills. In addition, this person must work well in a high-paced and growing environment while maintaining a strong diligence.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Roles And Responsibilities
Success Factors
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
Description
Position Title: AR Specialist
Our Core Values: Guided by Safety. Focused on Communities. Powered by Care.
Classification: Exempt
The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for overseeing and creating customer invoices and credit memos, maintaining, and updating Accounts Receivable (A/R) accounting records, answering any customer billing inquiries, and ensuring billings are within the parameters of customer contracts. This person must be dependable, meticulous, organized, and have strong analytical and research skills. In addition, this person must work well in a high-paced and growing environment while maintaining a strong diligence.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Roles And Responsibilities
- Understand customer contracts to ensure appropriate and accurate billings
- Create and send A/R invoices and credit memos to customers
- Research and resolve billing errors or issues professionally and thoroughly
- Handle billing inquiries with customers as needed
- Issue customer statements as needed
- Update and maintain customer records (including various billing rates) in our ERP
- Maintain A/R files and spreadsheets
- Analyze large sets of data, Data entry, data validation prior to billing.
Success Factors
- Strong attention to detail
- Excel at problem solving and research, with ability to see the big picture
- Previous ERP experience
- Knowledge of GAAP and basic accounting principles
- Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy under time constraints
- Ability to maintain confidentiality concerning customer data
- Collaborator and ethical, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong people skills and solid team working abilities
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
- 1 - 3 years of Accounts Receivable and Billing experience
- 2 years of construction, utility, or job costing experience - Preferred
- Associate’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field - Preferred
- Strong organizational, analytical, and time management skills
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid State of Residence Driver’s License is required within two weeks of employment.
- Candidates must pass criminal Record background checks and pass a pre-employment drug screen.
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.