Accounts Receivable Associate

Are you someone who is detail oriented and thrives in a deadline-driven environment? Then join our team at Lakeside Foods, where you can be part of a team of professionals who are passionate, customer focused, and driven to organize change and provide solutions. Your accurate and timely processing, reporting and follow through on all discrepancies will be the keys to your success as an Accounts Receivable Associate.

At Lakeside, we're committed to growing our company - and our people. When you join the Lakeside team, you'll become part of our family. Since 1887 we've produced a diverse line of canned and frozen foods. We sell our products through major retailers, food service distributors and national restaurant chains. We're driven to find new, innovative ways to serve our customers and our community. And there's a seat at the table for you.

What you'll do:

Prepare daily cash deposit for the bank.
Prepare daily cash report.
Prepare and complete cashbook entry.
Write up new discrepancies for review by sales, customer service, invoicing, etc.
Maintain a current file of open/closed discrepancies and ensure that these discrepancies match to those on the A/R Aging.
Request copies and distribute the necessary back up to the discrepancies so they can be routed for approval.
Prepare monthly reconciliations for all A/R accounts
Complete follow-up calls for collection of open discrepancies.
Investigate pending deductions and pursue until final resolution.
Post A/R transactions to the General Ledger and tie Aging to the General Ledger.
Communicate banking information to customers.
Prepare Accounts Receivable journal entries for entry.
Keep accurate records of ACH transfers and apply payment to specific invoices through cashbook entry.
Back up and assist other employees in the department.
Assist Accounts Receivable Supervisor with completion of periodic reports.
May perform other duties as assigned.

What you'll bring:

Associate degree in Accounting or related field or working toward such a degree.
Three to five years accounting experience.
Working knowledge of Accounts Receivable.
ERP experience, specifically SAP experience preferred.
Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Excel, understanding how to navigate a spreadsheet and use of the data manipulation tools.
Experience in writing queries to develop reports.
Ability to collect information from reports, records, or other available sources, establish the accuracy of the information, and summarize the information in the form of a new report, record, or document.
Interpersonal skills necessary in order to deal effectively with various company personnel.
Analytical and organizational skills, ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail.
Problem solving skills necessary for all functions of accounts receivable.

Teamwork at Lakeside (TAL):
Through individual and team efforts, enthusiastically work toward the continuous improvement of his/her job, work area, department and Lakeside as a whole. Fully participate in TAL by "living" Lakeside's Standards of Conduct and being an active member of operational and project teams. By action and work, clearly and visibly demonstrate the spirit of teamwork, cooperation and respect for others in all business transactions and exchanges.

Lakeside Foods welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status.

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