Accounts Receivable Specialist

Purpose:

Secures revenue by verifying and posting receipts; resolving discrepancies.

Responsibilities:

  • Posts customer payments by checks; recording cash, credit card transactions.
  • Posts revenues by verifying and entering transactions from local deposits and lock box.
  • Updates receivables by totaling unpaid invoices.
  • Maintains records by microfilming invoices, debits, and credits.
  • Verifies validity of account discrepancies by acquiring and examining information from trade promotions, sales, and customer service departments
  • Resolves authorized and valid deductions by entering adjusting entries.
  • Resolves invalid or unauthorized deductions by following pending deductions procedures.
  • Resolves collections by examining customer payment plans, payment history, credit line; coordinating contact with collections department.
  • Summarizes receivables by managing invoice accounts; managing monthly transfer to accounts receivable account; preparing reports; verifying totals.
  • Upholds company values by keeping information confidential.
  • Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Skills/Qualifications:

Accounting, data entry skills, general math skills, organization, financial software, analyzing information, reporting research results, verbal communication, analyzing information