What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable position at Gathr Outdoors?
Job Title: Accounts Receivable Specialist
Location: Brentwood, TN- Hybrid
Reports To: Controller
ABOUT THE COMPANY: Gathr Outdoors, a portfolio company of Centre Partners, is a diversified global company who designs and manufactures outdoor products and sporting goods. Each of Gathr’s core business platforms are recognized leaders in their respective markets and are trusted partners to some of the world’s most recognizable brands and retailers.
Gathr’s brands include Klymit, Rightline Gear, Cascadia Vehicle Tents, WaterPORT, GCI Outdoor, ORCA Coolers, PrideSports, Pride Manufacturing, Golf Scorecards & MacNeill Engineering. Each brand is tasked with providing industry-leading product development, engineering, design, and customer service/support to its worldwide customer base.
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ABOUT THE POSITION: We are looking for a skilled Accounts Receivable Specialist to support customer billing in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner and will be responsible for providing financial, administrative, and clerical services to ensure accuracy and efficiency of operations. This position will have both a day-to-day and ongoing impact on financial transactions by creating invoices and credit memos, updating customer accounts, and sending invoices and payment reminders to customers. This role will also secure revenue by verifying and posting invoices and credit memos. Being agile is an essential requirement as the successful candidate will initially be responsible for A/R tasks as listed below and then would have the opportunity to shift into a finance role assuming assigned tasks and projects aligned to the key objectives of the business.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Invoicing customers and taking payments daily
- Managing the AR Aging to ensure timely collections from customers
- Manage new customer onboarding process throughout the company
- Manage and reconcile discounts and allowances taken by dealers
- Recording daily cash inflows from the bank in NetSuite
- Manage the credit card processing and merchant relationships
- Any other tasks that may be assigned
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
- 1-3 years of accounts receivable experience
- Mid-Level Excel skills
- Ability to problem-solve and communicate solutions
- Critical thinking and passion for improvement
- Integrity – this is a position of trust!
SKILLS/PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and adapt quickly to change, demonstrates learning agility with desire to grow and develop
- Team player with a growth, development and challenge accepted mindset
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Skilled and thorough researcher with excellent communication and record-keeping skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, ability to manage multiple tasks
- Self-directed, motivated and has the ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks and projects
- Proficient in using technology, Microsoft 365 and Sage 100 strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of Excel including basic formulas, utilizing appropriate formatting, and building spreadsheets.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Associates or Bachelors Degree in Accounting preferred
- Experience with Oracle, NetSuite, or Visual
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 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.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with team members and external partners through multiple forms of technology with telephone and computer. Must be able to receive and convey information.
- The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, meeting rooms, copier/printer etc. as well as have the ability to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Works in a typical office environment
Gathr Outdoors is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.