Accounts Receivable Specialist

Advantech USA; Ottawa (IL); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in computer hardware and manufacturing is seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist. This role involves managing account collections, conducting credit assessments, and resolving customer queries. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities within a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Generous vacation and paid holidays

Work from home program – once eligible

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Referral Bonus

Qualifications

• 1-2 years' experience in business-to-business AR Collections & Credit.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Proficiency in SAP and BI report preferred.

Responsibilities

• Run A/R Aging reports, manage past due issues.
• Perform high-volume customer collection communications.
• Handle customer account reconciliations and collections.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Skills

Detail-Oriented

Education

BA Degree

Tools

SAP

ERP

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Job Title: Accounts Receivable Specialist

Compensation: $20.50 - $23.50

About this position

Advantech has an immediate opening within our Sales Operations department, as an Accounts Receivable Specialist. This individual will work together with our AR/Credit team and will be responsible for administering account receivable collections as well as credit assessment and report analysis. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience, is able to work under pressure and is detail-oriented, quick learning, demonstrate good analysis skill, and be a team player.

Responsibilities:

• Run A/R Aging reports on assigned accounts and review and resolve the past due issues.
• Perform high-volume customer collection calls and/or email correspondence to collect overdue customer balances.
• Notate all AR activity in appropriate systems while maintaining customer accounts based on payment or contact information.
• Handle customer account reconciliations including portal verification and updates.
• Resolve customer invoice collection issues. Coordinate cross-functionally to resolve issues and identify root causes for non-payment.
• Follow department SOP for processing Wires, ACH, Cash, credit/debit memo, etc.
• Update and maintain the customer Credit Application Process from the ERP system.
• Support and find solutions of dispute due to the return, RMA, etc.
• Prepare and present weekly reports on collections activities and progress.
• Evaluate the financial reports of customers and conduct assessments of credit lines
• Other assigned tasks as required.

Required Qualifications:

• 1-2 years' business-to-business AR Collections & Credit experiences.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Preferred Proficiency in SAP or others ERP and BI report.
• BA Degree
• Competitive salary dependent on experience (DOE)
• Winning culture with a friendly, team-oriented environment!
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous vacation and paid holidays package
• Company events, and lunches
• Work from home program – once eligible
• Referral Bonus

About Advantech

Founded in 1983, Advantech is a leader in providing trusted innovative embedded and automation products and solutions. Advantech offers comprehensive system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, and global logistics support; all backed by industry-leading front and back-office e-business solutions. Advantech has always been an innovator in the development and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance computing platforms.

We cooperate closely with our partners to help provide complete solutions for a wide array of applications across a diverse range of industries. To realize our corporate vision of Enabling an Intelligent Planet, Advantech will continue collaborating and partnering for Smart city & IoT Solutions.

World-class Recognition

Advantech is an authorized alliance partner of both Intel and Microsoft. Our customers will find the technologies we use inside our products to be widely compatible with other products in the global marketplace. In 2018 and 2019, Interbrand, the world-renowned brand consulting firm, once again recognized Advantech efforts to build a trusted, global brand; it also symbolizes a promise we gave to our business partners, which was to do our best to keep building a trustworthy brand that is recognized everywhere in the world. Advantech was selected as Interbrand’s #5 best Taiwan Global Brand in 2018.

Work Authorization:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8. U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. More information can be found at https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html

Advantech is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We accept applications directly from candidates only and will not be responsible for any recruiting agency fees absent a formal agreement

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Computer Hardware and Computer Hardware Manufacturing

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