What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable Specialist I position at Karat By Lollicup?
Company Overview
Foodservice business is booming! We’re expanding our team and looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our team!
Karat Packaging (Nasdaq symbol ‘KRT’) by Lollicup USA, Inc, headquartered in Chino, CA is the manufacturer of Karat® food disposable goods and TeaZone® beverage products, the distributor of other leading brands' coffee & tea ingredients, & specializes in custom print and innovative packaging. We have been recognized for our thermoforming plastic capabilities in North America to produce cups and food packaging products that allow us to offer competitive pricing throughout our distribution network (currently 9 regional warehouses are located in CA, HI, NJ, SC, TX, IL,AZ and WA, and services to chain accounts such as Panda Express, Flame Broiler, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and more.
Corporate Website:
www.karatpackaging.com
Department:
Accounting
Reports to:
Accounts Receivable Manager, VP of Finance
Summary
The Accounts Receivable Specialist I performs a variety of general accounting tasks. You'll work closely with our Sales and Warehouse Admin Team to support business growth while ensuring financial accuracy and customer satisfaction. Provide financial, clerical, and administrative services to ensure efficient, timely and accurate collections follow-up, reconcile accounts. Also, communicate and coordinate with other departments to resolve tasks.
Responsibilities
- Perform business-to-business collections by collection on receivable balance per payment term
- Develop and manage close professional relationships with customers.
- Review account receivable aging and reconcile account.
- Review weekly report and address any issue, bring resolution in a timely manner.
- Identify customer deductions and short payments, and process or dispute as needed
- Work closely with sales team and warehouse admin team to resolve customer disputes.
- Resolves invalid or unauthorized deductions by following pending deductions procedures
- Resolves collections by examining customer payment plans, payment history, credit term, coordinating contact with collections department.
- Responds to and addresses customer inquiries
- Carry out collection and reporting activities according to specific deadline
- Maintain and filing accounting relative folder
- Additional task may be assigned as needed
Requirements
- Proven experience as an Accounts Receivable Specialist or similar role.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Strong communication skills for effective interaction with customers and team members.
- Excel Skills (Pivot Table, Vlookup)
- Analyzing information
- PC proficiency
- Data entry skills
- General math skills
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Salary : $21 - $23