Sr. Coord, Accounts Receivable

Smurfit Westrock; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training

Competitive salary

Career growth

Sustainability focus

Job summary

Smurfit WestRock's Recycle Fulfillment Center in Atlanta seeks an SSAR Collection Coordinator to join the Accounts Receivable team. You will focus on cash collections, applying payments to correct invoices, and resolving remittance discrepancies across a portfolio of up to 300 customers.

Responsibilities include heavy data reconciliation, data extraction from portals, and using advanced Excel templates and JD Edwards tools to support timely cash application and metric-driven cash and collections

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
• 5 years’ accounting experience ideal.
• Understanding of accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, cash application.
• Intermediate or higher Excel skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience with JD Edwards / Order entry systems.
• Organizational skills for large customer portfolios.
• Strong verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Perform cash application and ensure payments match invoices.
• Resolve remittance discrepancies and payment issues.
• Review UAC cases and perform heavy reconciliation.
• Use Excel templates with heavy formulas and pivots.
• Collaborate with AR Manager and other teams.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

JD Edwards

Job description

The opportunity:

Did you know Smurfit Westrock is one of the largest integrated recyclers in the United States? We manage the entire recycling process from collecting materials to producing new fiber. Our Recycle Fulfillment Center is seeking a strong individual to join our Accounts Receivable Team as a SSAR Collection Coordinator. This individual will report to the AR Manager and will collaborate closely with external suppliers, recycling customer service representatives, recycling buyers, External customers, and multiple corporate teams. This role is 250% processing incoming cash cases from mom-and-pop accounts to large high-volume companies. This is a role that will be focused on collections reducing the 60+ Amounts for a Set Portfolio of up to 300 Customers. Collections and Customer Account Recons will be 75% of the role. The other 25% will be research and apply previous cases that were not 100% applied and Unmatched/Unbilled Cases. Reworking cases sent for application but not applied. You would be ensuring that payments are applied to the appropriate accounts/invoices. Identifies and resolves payment discrepancies and answer inquires pertaining to remittance. Intermediate or above Excel (pivots and VLOOKUP’s and Pivot tables and currently uses on a daily basis. Ability to understand and use templates that have heavy formulas. This is an opportunity that provides visibility in other areas of the company and offers growth within Smurfit Westrock.

How you will impact WestRock:

• Utilize a variety of analytic skills to verify data for accuracy and completeness.
• Ability to hit metrics and deadlines for Cash and Collections
• Has initiative to act, anticipate potential problems and address them early on and fix them?
• Process previous UAC Cases per the UAC Working File - Heavy Research and reconciliation. 2000+ Per month
• Pull Data from customer portals and match to Open Invoices Aging - Using VLOOKUP's (for all large accounts), Some customers pay several times a week. Utilize Templates to process cash.
• Address payment issues like double payments, lack of remittance etc.
• Ability to multi-task, handle multiple projects/functions in a high-pressure work environment.
• Ability to interpret customer remittance and back up.
• Full understanding of JDE Auto match Process, the fields it entails and how to fix when not working for a customer.
• Resolve customer that did not go through JDE Auto match.
• Work UAC Cases Daily as they come in. All cases that come during the month must be processed in that month.
• Involved in team projects, including root cause analysis, process mapping, intergroup process streamlining, etc.
• Reviewing adjustments submitted by customer service for accuracy and completeness, before entering in system
• Problem solving daily processes, such as system data transmission and dedicated freight processing.
• Strong attention to detail / Heavy research and reconciliation
• Ability to follow and understand established procedures.

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s Degree (ideally in Accounting, Finance, Business, or other similar discipline)
• 5 years’ experience with accounting or a related function is ideal.
• Understanding of accounts payable processes, accounts receivable, billing, cash application and the financial impacts involved
• Intermediate, or above, experience with Microsoft Excel
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft tools
• Order entry systems / JD Edwards experience.
• Organization in maintaining status of large customer portfolios.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written with Internal and External Customers
• Experience in analysis, research, and problem solving.

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.