Accounts Receivable Specialist
Reporting to the Credit & Accounts Receivable Manager, the candidate will manage customer accounts and be responsible for collection of invoices on a timely basis.
- Role
- Collection of customer accounts on a timely basis and ensure payments are made within the payment terms while taking appropriate measures when payments are made late.
- Communicate with customers (calls and emails)
- Follow up with the billing/sales/and or operations representative of conflicting situations, if necessary
- Monitoring of account promises and commitments to payment
- Record bank deposits from customers as per remittance information
- Resolve client discrepancies and short payments
- Maintain customer records up to date
- Assist the Credit and & Accounts Receivable Manager in other ad hoc tasks as required
- Research issues that arise when customers contest invoices
Skills and expertise
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Knowledge of AS400, Mercury Gate, Great Plains considered an asset
- Ability to work as a team
- Ability to prioritize, plan and organize
- Meticulous and detailed oriented
Requirements
- College degree or equivalent
- At least 2 years of previous experience in a similar role
- Experience in transportation industry is considered an asset
- Perseverance and alertness to priorities and urgency
- Resides within a 45 min driving radius of Kingston, Ontario
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- VRSP
Schedule:
Experience:
- Accounts receivable: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
