Robert Half is seeking an Accounts Receivable (A/R) Clerk. If you want to join a quickly growing accounting team, you might be interested in this job opening with great career growth potential and a great benefits package. If you are able to enter, post and reconcile batches, research and resolve customer A/R issues, prepare aging report, place billing and collection calls, maintain cash receipts journal, update, and reconcile sub-ledger to G/L, you are a good fit for this position. The Accounts Receivable Clerk must be a self-starter with high attention to detail, in order to handle 200 invoices a week. This is a long-term contract / temporary to hire Accounts Receivable Clerk position and is based in the Scarborough, Maine area.What you get to do every single day- Contact clients to help resolve payment issues; assist in setting up payment plans- Present information, as requested to shippers, customers, the sales/marketing department and other stakeholders- Verify documents and codes- Compile segments of monthly closings and annual reports and take care of payments in compliance with GAAP- Execute a number of foundational accounting tasks in agreement with normal procedures, including general accounting tasks- Pinpoint delinquent customer accounts through various means, e.g. written correspondence, phone contact, skip-tracing, and making arrangements for payment- Promote, communicate, and reinforce the mission, values and culture of the organization- Settle bank accounts, posting and balancing financial data in a variety of ledgers