Accounts Receivable Specialist — Day Shift

Prairie-Farms-Dairy; Edwardsville (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Prairie Farms Dairy seeks an Accounts Receivable associate in Edwardsville, IL to manage incoming payments and balances for select accounts. You will work with AR management, finance teams, and customers to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely cash application.

Key duties include posting payments, performing day-to-day transactions, and running aging and analysis reports. Strong Excel skills and 2 years AR experience are required.

Qualifications

• 2 years of Accounts Receivable experience.
• Excellent Excel skills - basic to intermediate level knowledge.
• Experience with SAP/AS400 systems.
• Experience in food and beverage manufacturing or dairy operations.
• Experience working within full cycle AR and credit and collections terminology.
• Ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Post payments received from customers via checks and ACH payments to customer accounts and invoices following company compliance & guidelines.
• Complete day-to-day financial transactions including validation, posting, processing, computing, and record keeping.
• Research invalid and/or unauthorized deductions with customer and other contacts within the company (sales manager, plants, etc.)
• Utilize customer portals/email to dispute deductions that are invalid.
• Run aging reports and analysis reports for your customer accounts as needed (daily, weekly, monthly)
• Identify delinquent accounts and seek payment from the customer.
• Analyze customer payment plans, trends, and payment history.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with customers regarding invoice payments, old invoices, deductions, etc.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with internal plant contacts regarding invoice payments, old invoices, deductions, etc.
• Answer emails/phone calls from customer contacts and internal contacts in a timely manner.
• Build relationships with internal sales and external customers.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Excel

Tools

SAP

AS400

Job description

Prairie Farms Dairy seeks an Accounts Receivable associate in Edwardsville, IL to manage incoming payments and balances for select accounts. You will work with AR management, finance teams, and customers to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely cash application.

Key duties include posting payments, performing day-to-day transactions, and running aging and analysis reports. Strong Excel skills and 2 years AR experience are required.