Accounts Receivable Specialist Jobs

KIT Recruitment is thrilled to receive an immediate opening for an Accounts Receivable Specialist for our client, a proven industry leader in the building materials sector. Be part of this companies continued success! The client is located centrally in Mississauga and on the bus route and would be an ideal role for someone with full cycle AR experience, primarily dealing with B2B.

Accounts Receivable Specialist Details:

• Benefits from day 1
• Profit sharing after 1 year of employment
• Monday to Friday, on site: 8:00am -5:00pm
• $50,000-$60,000 base salary

· Accounts Receivable Specialist Duties:

• Generate and distribute customer statements.
• Verify validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales and the customer. Enter valid or authorized deductions by entering adjustments.
• Chair weekly Accounts Receivable meeting.
• Prepare deposits.
• Process customer payments by recording cash, cheques and credit card transactions.
• Process new customer applications, credit applications and determine customer terms.
• Coordinate and administer a schedule of daily payments to be picked up by Delivery drivers.
• Collections of Delinquent accounts (net 60-90 days)
• Liaise with customers to resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Close customer invoices and process short weights.
• Collect and process credit card payments.
• Liaise with delivery drivers for product delivery or return when payment is not available.
• Facilitate swift payment of invoices due by contacting customers with past due accounts.
• Prepare and process invoices for non-sales related customers.
• Special projects as requested.

Accounts Receivable Specialist Qualifications:

• 1+ years of AR dealing with B2B required
• Excellent communicator and negotiator with vendor accounts
• College Diploma in Accounting or comparable job experience
• JD Edwards experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of handling general ledger accounts and experience negotiating payment terms with vendors
• 3+ years in a Receivable role within fast paced manufacturing
• Previous Collections experience, dealing with high delinquent accounts occasionally