Accounts Receivable Specialist

Description:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Posts customer payments by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions.
• Posts revenues by verifying and entering transactions.
• Updates receivables by totaling unpaid invoices.
• Using data entry to change paper records to a digital format.
• Organizing and updating digital or paper records.
• Calculating billing amounts, and printing and mailing bills when needed.
• Maintains records by scanning/reviewing invoices, debits, and credits.
• Verifies validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, insurance, customer service reps, and from customers;
• Resolves valid or authorized deductions by entering adjusting entries.
• Resolves invalid or unauthorized deductions by following pending deductions procedures.
• Resolves collections by examining customer payments, insurance approval, payment history, and credit line; coordinating contact with the collections department.
• Summarizes receivables by maintaining invoice accounts; coordinating monthly transfers to accounts receivable accounts; verifying totals; preparing reports.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post-secondary certificate/diploma in Accounting.
  • A high degree of accuracy.
• Great attention to detail.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to calculate and manage accounting figures.
• Comfort working with budgets, payroll, revenue, and forecasting.
• Knowledge in data entry / Computer proficiency
• Knowledge in bookkeeping and other financial software (Summit and QuickBooks)
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of how banking and finance systems work
• Experience in the automotive industry is an advantage