Accounts Receivable Clerk

Ref ID: 04717513

Classification: Accounts Receivable Clerk

Compensation: $17.41 to $20.16 hourly

Accountemps is seeking an Accounts Receivable (A/R) Clerk. The accounting team is growing quickly and is looking for someone interested in great career growth potential and a great benefits package. On an average day, the Accounts Receivable Clerk will enter, post and reconcile batches, research and resolve customer A/R issues, prepare aging report, place billing and collection calls, maintain cash receipts journal, update, and reconcile sub-ledger to G/L. If you are a self-starter with high attention to detail, you will be a good fit for this Accounts Receivable Clerk position, which handles 200+ invoices a week. This is a long-term temporary-to-full-time Accounts Receivable Clerk position and is based in the Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin area.

Your responsibilities

- Contact clients to help resolve payment issues; assist in setting up payment plans

- Test documents and codes

- Perform a variety of basic accounting tasks in accordance with standard procedures, including general accounting tasks

- Locate delinquent customer accounts through various means, e.g. skip-tracing, phone contact, written correspondence, and make arrangements for payment

- Support, communicate, and reinforce the mission, values and culture of the organization

- Reconcile bank accounts, posting and balancing financial data in different ledgers

- Present information, as requested to shippers, customers, the sales/marketing department and other stakeholders

- Process payments and compile segments of annual reports and monthly closings in compliance with GAAP

Job Requirements:
- Demonstrated analytical skills in basic accounts receivable and accounting policy

- Commercial collections experience required

- Deep understanding of SAP

- Accounts Receivable (AR) experience

- Attentive, ability to work independently and prioritize tasks

- Current and relevant ERP system experience

- 2+ years of relevant experience in accounts receivable

- AA or BS/BA degree in Accounting or related field preferred

- Command of Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills

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