Job Description

Job Description

Education / Licensing Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.

Experience Requirements : 3-5 years managing cash flow, reporting, accounts receivable and billing.

Position Overview : Responsible for formulating and maintaining effective collection policies, procedures, and standards. Will ensure the timely collection of outstanding invoices due to the company and manage the cash application process to ensure all cash receipts are properly applied.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Strong experience with Microsoft Office & Excel
• Experience with process design and improvement
• Team player
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Analytical, detail oriented
• Strong work ethic
• Customer service focused
• Ability to strategize and solve problems

Characteristics:

• Self-directed and self-motivated
• Sense of urgency
• Professional demeanor
• Critical Thinker
• Organized, detail oriented
• Ethical; respects confidentiality; trustworthy
• Exceptional character
• Displays “whatever it takes” attitude
• Creative and innovative
• Strong leadership skills

Responsibilities:

• Assures the timely collection of payments.
• Formulates and recommends collection policies and strict adherence to accepted standards.
• Leads the timely and accurate month-end closing of accounts receivable balance and reconciliations of accounts to the general ledger
• Compiles, creates, analyzes and issues a monthly accounts receivables report highlighting monthly results, metrics and key customers.
• Develops and maintains relationships with key individuals across the organization.
• Ensures that policies and procedures are followed in accordance with federal, state and company/department policies and guidelines.
• Recommends and drives process/systems improvements and optimizations on a continual basis.
• Researches discrepancies and resolves open items with diligence and focus.
• Ensures all the coding of bills and invoices is done properly and according to the budget.
• Performs other incidental and related duties as required.

Working Conditions:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Requires normal vision (corrected) both close and distant.
• Requires normal hearing levels (corrected).
• Requires working at a desk to use a phone and computer for extended periods of time. Requires sitting, bending.
• Uses office equipment and machinery effectively.
• Requires normal finger dexterity for keyboarding.
• Works effectively with frequent interruptions.
• Lifting requirements of 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Minimal travel <10%.

Organizational Relationships: Reports Billing and AR Manager