Accounts Receivable Specialist - Growth & Collections

Expeditors; Grapevine (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation

Holiday and Sick Time

Health Plan: Medical

Life Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Training and Personnel Development

Growth opportunities

Employee Referral Program Bonus

Job summary

Expeditors is seeking an entry-level accounting professional to support high-volume collections and invoicing activities. You will maintain detailed notes in ARCM, monitor past-due invoices, and collaborate with managers to resolve payment issues.

You will develop strong processes for credits, refunds, and payment applications while maintaining organized filing and timely communications with customers and internal staff.

Qualifications

• Excellent administrative & organizational skills with an emphasis on attention to detail.
• Excellent people skills and a desire to work both with team members within the organization & with external customers on a daily basis.
• A strong sense of urgency, enthusiasm, and the ability to work under pressure.
• Advanced in Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

• Perform entry level accounting functions such as high volume collection calls and/or correspondence in a fast paced goal oriented department.
• Provide up to date detailed collection notes listing actions on every invoice in the ARCM system (Accounts Receivable Collection Management), while focusing on past due invoices.
• Review open accounts for collection efforts weekly either with department Manager or Supervisor.
• Understand payment process flow for assigned accounts that work through a payment center.
• Proactively identify problem accounts or disputed invoices and follow up queries via email/telephone to effectively resolve issues through building key relationships with Customers and Internal Staff.
• Assist with process improvements related problematic accounts and work directly with Supervisor and Manager for process resolution.
• Timely review of credits addressed weekly as the accounts are being reviewed for collections. Process credits and issue refund checks to clients throughout the month.
• Perform daily payment application while following company guidelines with minimal errors.
• Maintain a filing system in accordance to internal and local document retention policies (i.e. saving client remittance and copies of checks in deposit folder).
• Mailing, emailing and uploading copies of invoices to payment centers or directly to clients.

Skills

Administrative skills

Organizational skills

People skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Expeditors is seeking an entry-level accounting professional to support high-volume collections and invoicing activities. You will maintain detailed notes in ARCM, monitor past-due invoices, and collaborate with managers to resolve payment issues.

You will develop strong processes for credits, refunds, and payment applications while maintaining organized filing and timely communications with customers and internal staff.