Accounts Receivable Clerk

Role Details

Description Accounts Receivable (A/R) Clerks who are self-starting and detail-oriented will be excited about this opportunity! This is a short-term contract / temporary to hire Accounts Receivable Clerk position and is based in the Pembroke Park, Florida area. The Accounts Receivable Clerk will be entering, posting, and reconciling batches, as well as researching and resolving customer A/R issues, preparing aging report, placing billing and collection calls, maintaining cash receipts journal, updating, and reconciling sub-ledger to G/L. We are seeking candidates who are looking for career growth potential, and who are capable of processing 200+ invoices per week.

What you get to do every single day

• Compile segments of monthly closings and annual reports and take care of payments in compliance with GAAP

• Assist in setting up payment plans; contact clients to help resolve payment issues

• Confirm documents and codes

• Balance bank accounts, posting and balancing financial data in a number of different ledgers

• Promote, communicate, and reinforce the mission, values and culture of the organization

• Complete a wide range of basic accounting tasks in accordance with standard 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

• Present information, as requested to shippers, customers, the sales/marketing department and other stakeholders Requirements - Foundational knowledge in Microsoft Excel

• Demonstrated knowledge of Post Payments

• Adeptness in Aging Reports

• SAP experience

• Background working with credit collections

• Practical knowledge of business to business

• Commercial collections experience

• Earlier work involving soft-pay collections

• Solid understanding of Spanish Language

• Strong familiarity with Microsoft Excel

• Commercial collections experience highly preferred

• General familiarity with Accounts Receivable (AR)

• AA or BS/BA degree in Accounting or related field desired

• Analytical skills in basic accounts receivable and accounting policy

• ERP system experience

• 3+ years of relevant experience in accounts receivable

• Observant, accurate and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment

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