Accounts Receivable Specialist (AR)

Summary: This position provides support of daily AR processes, customer reconciliations and assists a smaller, but cohesive Accounting Team. Using flexibility to adapt to changing work priorities, the AR Specialist will ensure proper and consistent compliance with approved company policies and procedures and delivers the highest level of customer service and professionalism to internal/external customers. This role also supports and backs-up the Accounts Payable lead.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• · Customer Invoicing
• Perform daily invoicing functions by generating accurate, complete, and timely customer invoices.
• Distribute customer invoices via email or EDI.
• Resolve billing errors via the issuance of debit and credit memos.
• Actively engage and coordinate with other staff to get needed documents and respond to customer requests.
• Perform weekly reconciliation to ensure all shipments have been posted in the Accounts Receivable module.
• Perform AR Payment Processes:
• Posts customer payments by accurately recording lockbox, ACH, wire transfers, and checks.
• Resolves valid or authorized deductions by entering corrections to customer accounts.
• Research chargeback claims and routes to correct department for resolution/coding.
• Verifies validity of account discrepancies by investigating and obtaining information from sales, customer service, claims, and customers.
• Accounts Payable
• Provide as the backup for the Accounts Payable lead, maintaining current understanding of AP related processes and tasks.
• Reviews AR aging weekly to ensure AR metrics are met and on processes to settle disputes, delinquency, and credits on accounts.
• Work with departments as appropriate to complete the close process on time and close the applicable modules in prescribed software, including general ledger account review and maintenance. Review general ledger accounts for completeness and accuracy prior to month-end close.
• Develop and foster relationships with customers and company personnel. Address and resolve customer inquiries by providing a high level of customer service. Guide improvements of cash flow and minimize bad debt through effective resolution of customer payment exceptions, disputes and other related items. Analyze account trends to foresee any potential issues.
• · Work closely with auditors to provide requested documentation.

Education/Experience:

• Accounts Receivable and Cash Applications experience of 4 years within a high-volume transaction environment.
• Strong working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications with emphasis on Excel, and functional skills in computerized accounting techniques.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing work priorities, well organized and attentive to detail. Demonstrated organizational and problem-solving skills. Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.
• Aptitude to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Able to communicate both written and verbally in a professional manner while demonstrating strong interpersonal skills.

Important Notice: This job description is a generalized summary of job duties and can be modified as determined as necessary by Colorado Premium. It is not a contract of employment. All employment is “at-will” an Employee or the Company may terminate employment at any time, with or without cause, and without advance notice, procedure, or formality.

Hourly Management – Bonus Eligible

Subject to plan rules, this position is eligible to participate in our health, prescription, dental vision, disability, accidental death & dismemberment, life insurance program, and 401(k) & Roth retirement savings plan with a company match. This position also participates in vacation and sick leave pay programs. The pay range for this position is $21.00 to $23.00 per hour, based on experience and qualifications. This position is bonus eligible, however, anyone who commences employment after the beginning of the bonus plan period is eligible for a prorated portion of any bonus deemed earned and payable if he or she is hired and active prior to 180 days before the bonus plan period ends.

Colorado Premium does NOT accept unsolicited resumes or candidate referrals from recruiters and agencies that are not under contract with Colorado Premium.

Additionally, no fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for a position as a result of a unsolicited agency or search firm referral.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.50 - $23.50 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus opportunities

Experience:

• Accounts Receivable and Cash Applications: 3 years (Required)
• Microsoft Excel: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Greeley, CO 80631: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $23