What are the responsibilities and job description for the AR Specialist position at Strategic Staffing Alliance?
Summary/Objective
The Accounts Receivable clerk is responsible for all aspects of the Accounts Receivable function including billing, cash posting and collections.
Essential Functions
- Generate and send out invoices; Maintain up-to-date billing system.
- Accurately apply incoming customer remittances, wire transfers, and cash deposits to the accounts receivable system.
- Receive, review, process and transmit all EDI Documents related to EDI sales orders.
- Identify and resolve any issue resulting from EDI functions in a timely manner, including price and quantity discrepancies.
- Ensure the flow of data via EDI channels is operating properly and without error.
- Monitor customer orders from start to finish and process them punctually, providing customer support when required.
- Perform account reconciliations.
- Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities.
- Follow up on, collect and allocate payments.
- Research and resolve payment discrepancies.
- Generate age analysis.
- Review AR aging to ensure compliance.
- Maintain accounts receivable customer files and records.
- Investigate and resolve customer inquiries.
- Process adjustments.
- Communicate with customers via phone, email, mail or personally.
- Assist with month-end closing.
- Collect data and prepare monthly metrics.
- Seek out and communicate opportunities to continuously improve, standardize and streamline the company's AR processes.
- Perform other related duties as required or assigned.
Position Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent required, college level accounting classes preferred
- 5 years experience as an accounts receivables clerk
- Basic computer skills Excel and word processing
- Good mathematical background
- Some experience with spreadsheets and automated accounting systems
- Experienced with all aspects of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work efficiently
- Ability to listen, communicate (written and verbal), excellent grammar, spelling and proof reading skills
- Ability to follow-up effectively with all staffing levels and clients/customers
- Ability to work independently, self-starter, energetic
- Ability to demonstrate good common sense and sound judgment
- Ability to perform at high levels in a fast paced ever-changing work environment
- Ability to anticipate work needs and follow through with minimum direction
Salary : $30 - $33