Location: Johnstown,OH, USA
Accounts Receivable Clerk Purpose: Records payments to customers' accounts and maintains accounts receivable records by performing the following duties. Essential Job Responsibilities: Enters finalized cash receipts and updates accounts receivable ledger by customer. Prepares and circulates status report of customer orders on hold and follow-up with customers to ensure past due payments are received. Makes daily contacts to customers with past due invoices/accounts. Ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality. Obtains and mails invoice copies for customers, as requested. Processes daily credit card deposits. Files check stubs and bank receipts. Researches and processes customer claims of invoice payment. Researches and processes charge backs, returns, and bad checks. Answers accounts receivable phone inquiries and follows up. Calls and/or mails correspondence to customers as necessary in order to update accounts. Assists with related special projects, as required. Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent. Other duties as assigned Supervision: This job has no supervisory responsibilities. Education / Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Accounting software; Internet software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Noise level: moderate, office environment [This description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the position. It is, instead, a description of the essential elements of the position that are needed for recruitment, placement, orientation, training, competency and performance management, classification, compensation determination and other Human Resource actions.] EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans Other details