Accounts Receivable Specialist

Axis Insurance; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fun team events

Career growth

Comprehensive benefits

Work-life balance

Job summary

Axis Insurance is seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist in Vancouver to reconcile payments and manage daily deposits. You will respond to receipts inquiries, track discrepancies, and maintain orderly filing and reporting practices.

This role supports month-end close and collaborates with a proactive team to ensure accurate balances. The position emphasizes accurate cash application, strong communication, and attention to detail, with standard office hours and a focus on delivering excellent

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced corporate administrative/accounting environment.
• Accounting Diploma or equivalent.
• Post-Secondary Degree.

Responsibilities

• Reconciling and applying incoming payments to system balances, including credit card receipts, cash, e-transfers, cheques, and EFTs.
• Managing post-dated cheques, ensuring the system is up to date for all cheques received and deposited.
• Performing daily bank deposits using in-office scanners and attending the bank if scanners are down.
• Acting as the main Receipts contact, responding to all incoming messages.
• Tracking and communicating discrepancies, working toward timely resolution per A/R best practices.
• Reconciling and maintaining working paper support for balance sheet accounts.
• Producing and distributing various reports and statements.
• Maintaining an efficient electronic and paper filing system.
• Assisting in month-end and year-end close processes.
• Performing various other tasks as required.

Skills

Customer service

Time management

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Proactive

Education

Accounting Diploma or equivalent

Post-Secondary Degree

Job description

Axis Insurance Managers Inc. dares to be Elite. We strive to be the best in our industry, helping people protect what matters most to them. We innovate. We collaborate. We push ourselves, and one another, to be more than we were the day before. To work with us means approaching each day with a passion for what you do, knowing that you make a difference – to your clients, to your colleagues, to yourself.

We’re looking for people who are continuously growing – from Good to Great, from Great to Elite.

We’re looking for YOU.

As an Accounts Receivable Specialist, a typical day might include:

• Reconciling and applying incoming payments to system balances, including but not limited to credit card receipts, cash, e-transfers, cheques, and EFTs
• Managing post-dated cheques, ensuring on a timely basis that the system is up to date for all cheques received and subsequently deposited to the bank
• Performing daily bank deposits utilizing in-office scanners and attending the bank in the event the scanners are not operational
• Acting as the main Receipts contact, responding to all incoming messages
• Tracking and communicating discrepancies, working towards a timely resolution in accordance with A/R best practices and protocols
• Reconciling and maintaining working paper support for various balance sheet accounts
• Producing and distributing various reports and statements
• Maintaining an efficient, standardized electronic and paper filing system
• Assisting in the month-end and year-end close process
• Performing various other tasks as may be required

You are passionate about:

• Providing friendly, professional service
• Making a positive difference to those around you
• Sharing ideas and working with a great team of proactive, innovative thinkers
• Learning, growing, and pushing past barriers
• Living with integrity
• Taking ownership of your work and actions

You’re outstanding at:

• Building relationships – with clients, with underwriters, with colleagues … YOU are a people person!
• Staying on top of priorities … YOU know every deadline and live by your To-Do list!
• Paying attention to the little things that make a big difference … YOU dot your I’s, cross your T’s, and check all your boxes to make sure it’s done right ... the first time!
• Managing your time … even in a pressure cooker, with deadlines looming, YOU keep your cool, knowing you’ve got this!
• Proactively getting stuff done … YOU follow up and follow through!
• Working behind the scenes to ensure an exceptional customer experience … YOU know that the customer expects excellence … and so do you!

Must haves:

• Experience in a similar role in a fast-paced corporate administrative/accounting environment, considered an asset
• Accounting Diploma or equivalent, considered an asset
• Post-Secondary Degree, considered an asset

What’s in it for YOU?

• Fun! From team-building activities to contests and giveaways, holiday parties to virtual/in-person social events, we believe in building connections, knowing that a happy team makes a happy workplace!
• Career potential & leadership opportunities. We pride ourselves on training and mentoring for success.
• Competitive Employee Benefits Plan. The Axis Group has customized medical, dental, long-term disability, AD&D, critical illness, EAP, and life insurance coverage for your & your family.
• Work/Life Balance. Our offices operate 8:30am – 4:30pm, so no evenings or weekends. And we offer competitive vacation time and flex work options, meaning more time for you to get out and do YOU.

We’re excited to meet YOU!

Axis Insurance Managers Inc. is committed to fostering a culture of mutual respect and inclusion, recognizing that our success is enhanced by diversity. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain top talent from a diverse candidate pool.