Accounting Associate

Associate - Accounting Operations

Experience level: Associate

Experience required: 4 Years

Job function: Accounting/Auditing

Remote or Onsite: Onsite everyday for training (1-2 weeks depending on candidate); Onsite 6 times a month after training

Accounts Receivable - A/R

What can you expect?

· You will, under general supervision, work with the client team and clients to collect on past due invoices.

· Opportunity to collaborate with Cash Application and offshore Collections teams

· Opportunity to add value as a key contributor to the team

We will count on you to:

· Assist with the development, implementation, and documentation of procedures and process improvements for general collections and reporting functions.

· Assist in the collection of outstanding invoices while maintaining client relationships

· Provide feedback and guidance for offshore Collections team members

· Collaborate with other onshore team members to develop process efficiencies.

· Ensure compliance with corporate policies and SOX procedures

Must have:

• 1-3 years of collections, finance, or related experience
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Excel

Additional information:

• Previous AR experience
• Cash receipts
• Mostly emails day-to-day
• Meetings with the Mercer business
• No task list
• Jump in each day
• Maximum collections for the month
• Responsible for invoicing for the central market
• Team of 3 that work in the US
• Ironing out your day and how you can make the biggest impact in AR
• Investing payments that maybe misapplied or missing
• Self directed work
• Supporting offices in the midwest
• Invoice load is 500 - 700 invoices a month (offshore team who works on aged invoices)
• Phone call percentage about 2%; Emails about 98%

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $22.17 - $23.69 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Morning shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $22 - $24