Accounting Recievable Clerk

Planasa; Anderson, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Planasa in Anderson, Indiana is seeking an Accounting Receivable Clerk to support collections, AR, and reconciliations with accuracy and timeliness.

The role requires 5+ years in AR/billing, strong Excel/Word, JDE ERP familiarity, and bilingual English/Spanish is a plus; you will assist with monthly closings and audits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in accounts receivable, billing and/or collections.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and updates customer files including name/address changes.
• Creates invoices and submits invoices to customers in a timely manner.
• Posts and records customer payments and AR transactions.
• Reconciles accounts and identifies posting errors.
• Assists Finance Controller and Sales in reconciling revenue accounts and statements.
• Creates AR reports and aging analyses as requested.
• Manages AR ledger to ensure payments are properly posted.
• Performs cash flow analyses to assess credit risk.
• Reviews daily orders on hold due to delinquent balances or credit limits.
• Makes collection calls/emails to customers and resolves disputes.
• Assists with monthly closing and management reports.
• Assists with audits.

Skills

Accounts receivable

Billing and collections

MS Excel / Word

JDE ERP experience

Bilingual English/Spanish

Tools

JDE ERP

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

# Accounting Recievable ClerkAnderson, Estados UnidosPublished 7 months ago**JOB SUMMARY:** The Accounting Receivable Clerk will provide collections support to the accounts receivable and cash collections function, general ledger accounting, and account and customer reconciliation.**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:*** Maintains and updates customer files, including name or address changes, mergers, or mailing attentions.* Creates invoices according to company practices; submits invoices to customers in a timely manner.* Prepares, posts, verifies, and records customer payments and transactions related to accounts receivable.* Reconciles various accounts by identifying errors in posting or omissions and applies appropriate accounting standards.* Assists Finance Controller and Sales representatives in reconciling revenue accounts and customer statements on demand.* Creates reports regarding the current status of customer accounts as requested.* Manage the accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted.* Designate the degree of risk involved in extending credit by performing cash flow analyses of businesses.* Review daily orders on hold for reasons such as delinquent balances, balances exceeding credit limits, etc. and determine whether orders can be released, or consequently set expectations as to what action items are necessary in order to resume shipping.* Collection calls and/or emails to customers completed timely and in a professional manner resolving disputes and questions and researching discrepancies.* Receives, researches, and resolves a variety of routine internal and external inquiries concerning account status, including communicating the resolution of discrepancies to appropriate department.* Use Analytical skills to review A/R aging reports and identify areas in need of concentration.* Assists with monthly closing and management reports.* Performs other duties as assigned by management.* Assist with company and client audits.**QUALIFICATIONS:*** 5+ years of experience in accounts receivable, billing, credit and/or collections experience.* Ability to research and evaluate data to make informed decisions and solve problems.* A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.* Excellent communication skills.* Ability to multi-task, prioritize tasks, and follow up on pending tasks.* Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.* Have a process-improvement mindset and possess a positive can-do attitude.* Agriculture industry experience is a plus.* Significant experience using MS Excel and Word.* Experience using JDE (or similar ERP) is a plus.* Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.