Accounts Receivable Specialist

Tiger Fuel Company; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiger Fuel Co. is seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist to support the A/R team and key customers. This role focuses on receipts processing, invoice posting, and customer account reconciliation to ensure accuracy across invoices and taxes.

The successful candidate will handle mail processing, reconcile daily invoices, assist with month-end close, and contribute to process improvements while delivering best-in-class customer service.

Qualifications

• Experience in Accounts Receivable or accounting functions preferred.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Excel and basic accounting software.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve customer payments from PO box and sort mail.
• Reconcile and post daily invoices to customer accounts with accurate gallons, prices, and taxes.
• Perform customer account reconciliation and respond to inquiries with accuracy.
• Assist with monthly reconciliations and annual settlement periods.
• Support Tiger Card program management for fleet purchases at stores and wash locations.
• Answer billing questions and general account inquiries from customers.
• Prepare account reconciliations to aid subsidiary and related-party accounting.
• Develop working knowledge of accounting software and internal processes.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Customer service

Excel

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Associate’s degree in Accounting or Business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Description

The Accounts Receivable Specialist will be responsible for supporting Tiger Fuel Co.’s Accounts Receivable team and all of Tiger Fuel’s valuable customers. This position will be primarily engaged in receipts processing and invoice and customer account reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Retrieve customer payments from PO box and help sort internal and external mail
• Reconcile and post daily delivery invoices to customer accounts ensuring accuracy with gallons, prices, and taxes
• Perform customer account reconciliation to identify discrepancies and assist A/R Manager with customer account inquiries
• Manage Tiger Fuel Company’s budget program, to include monthly account reconciliations and annual settlement periods
• Support the management of the Tiger Card program, which is an internal fleet card for use at Tiger’s convenience store and wash locations
• Answer customer questions related to billing and general account inquiries
• Prepare account reconciliations as requested to assist with subsidiary and related-party accounting
• Develop a working knowledge of accounting software and internal processes and procedures
• Assist with month-end close processes
• Assist management with identifying areas for improvement and operational excellence
• Promote the “Tiger Way” and our cycle of success by building high quality relationships with employees, customers, and outside vendors.
• Perform other duties as required and assigned.

Requirements

• Experience working in Accounts Receivable, or accounting functions is preferred, with preference given to experience in customer-facing functions
• Associate’s in Accounting or other Business degree is preferred
• Cash handling experience is preferred
• Excellent customer service experience is required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate financial information to customers and management
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Excel is preferred
• Able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develop alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Passionate about quality work and delivering best-in-class “Tiger Way” customer service support.
• Able to learn new technologies, quickly becoming the expert of a rapidly evolving set of technology needs.