What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable position at Mid-west Presort Mailing Services Inc?
ABOUT US:
Midwest Direct was founded in 1982 as a provider of mail presorting operations. Helping companies in a variety of industries with their personalization and direct mail service, our technology has advanced to the point where just one of our machines can sort up to 50,000 pieces per hour!
Midwest Direct helps our clients efficiently create and deliver their print, mail and digital messages with the best audience data for targeted and accurate deliverability. When you add in our additional delivery channels, such as email, Informed Delivery, and online advertising, we average over two million messages a day delivered to mailboxes, inboxes and online.
Midwest Direct is looking for an Accounts Receivable Clerk!
**$500 Sign-On Bonus!**
Job duties include:
- Having a hands-on responsibility for managing the money that the company is owed by its customers. Primary tasks are to ensure that payments are received on time and properly applied to customer accounts and to communicate with customers and other departments to resolve billing issues and keep everything running smoothly. It's a detail-oriented role that helps keep the cash flow steady and organized. The successful candidate in this position will report directly to the Controller.
Job Responsibilities:
- Identify and record incoming customer payments (checks, ACH & Wire)
- Proper application to customer accounts, invoices & postage escrows
- Recording post office receipts: Seamless Incentives & Value Added Rebates (VAR)
- Ongoing A/R customer contacts by phone & email
- Weekly reporting to management of outstanding A/R balances and collection status results
- Recording of postage stamp activities:
- Check requests / stamp purchases
- Stamp usage / consumption (job cost entries)
- Internal transfers, corporate postage
- External customer escrow usage /account clearing (limited)
BENEFITS TO JOINING MIDWEST:
- 401(k) with company matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
** Working hours are flexible. This position would be best filled by a person looking for M-F, 4 to 6 hours per day.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Skilled in accounting and financial processes
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Detail oriented and highly organized
- Skilled in time management and the ability to prioritize tasks
- Microsoft Excel, including lookup, pivot tables and other formulas
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Minimum 2 years in accounting
- Performing multiple cash and account reconciliations is highly desirable
