Accounts Receivable Specialist

Champion Container Corporation; Wood Dale (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A packaging solutions provider in Wood Dale seeks a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner. The role involves processing invoices, managing customer accounts, and supporting audit preparation. Ideal candidates should have a High School Diploma and four years of accounting experience. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and strong communication skills are essential. The position offers a salary range of $60,000-$64,000 and requires adherence to safety guidelines in a controlled office environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of accounting experience.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Process and post invoices to customer accounts.
• Reconcile cash receipts and monitor customer accounts.
• Assist the Controller with audit preparation.

Skills

Accounting experience

Microsoft Office skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Accounting and Purchasing Software

Job description

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Atlantic Packaging

Essential Job Functions:

• Process, verify and post invoices to customer accounts
• Create and send invoices to customers daily
• Enter shipments into accounting systems for billing and maintain related files
• Reconcile cash receipts and post to customer accounts
• Monitor customer accounts and contact customers for overdue payments
• Work with Controller to set up collection plans with customers when needed
• Investigate and resolve billing issues, payment discrepancies and unauthorized deductions by obtaining and verifying information with other departments when needed
• Perform bank reconciliation and balance cash/accounts receivable activity with general ledger daily
• Back up Accounts Payable Specialist when needed
• Assist the Controller with the annual audit preparation and audit process
• Perform other duties as assigned

Other Functions:

In addition to the functions listed above, the employee is expected to: exercise honesty, integrity and respect with all clients and co‑workers, maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively with co‑workers and clients, work with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail, maintain good attendance by working when and where directed, work safely in compliance with all safety policies, respect the work environment and keep it as neat and clean as possible, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co‑workers when possible. The employee is also expected to perform such other duties and functions as required and assigned from time to time.

The Physical Requirements Checklist that specifies the physical demands for this job is attached and is incorporated into this description.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED;
• Minimum of four plus years of accounting experience.
• Strong computer skills, including using Microsoft Office (specifically Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize workload and multi‑task.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, costs, proportions and volumes.

The proposed salary range for this position is $60,000-$64,000

Machines/Tools/Equipment:

• Accounting and Purchasing Software.

Safety:

Employees are expected to follow all facility safety guidelines that include adhering to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and Food Safety as outlined during their training.

Working Conditions:

Primarily a controlled office environment. May require small amounts of time in the manufacturing area which can be loud where hearing protection is required.