What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable Specialist position at Power Systems West?
Power Systems West is a Oregon based, family-owned business with a 70-year history and has been a KOHLER distributor last 30 years. With over 80 employees and growing, PSW brings the stability and structure of an established business, while still valuing the individual team members that support our success and to be the go-to generator systems supplier in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana and Alaska. Offering quality brands like KOHLER® and Atlas Copco, the PSW team provides new equipment, service, and rental power solutions for commercial, municipal, and residential facilities that require emergency generator back-up power.
Job Description:
We are bringing our Accounting Department in house! Seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist for our Portland, OR location. The Accounts Receivable Specialist supports the Accounts Receivable Supervisor and all upper management in posting customer payments, reconciling customer accounts, assist with lien releases, collection efforts, and overall customer service needs as it pertains to the accounts receivable function.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Prepare and post daily check deposits received in mail to the bank
- Take credit card payments over the phone and post to customer accounts
- Daily cash receipt reconciliation
- Post and apply payment of customer receipts (checks, cash, ACH and wires) in Priority ERP system
- Reconcile customer accounts and help with payment disputes as necessary
- Assist with weekly collection of customers with accounts < 90 days
- Set-up new customer accounts, including obtaining and tracking any resale certificates
- Assist with lien releases timely as the customer requests
- Send out monthly customer statements
Experience and Skills:
- 3 years of accounts receivable experience
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Lien release experience a plus
- Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external customers
- Keen analytic, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to meet a constant stream of deadlines
- Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
- Commitment to punctuality, dependability, and meeting established deadlines.
- Willingness to occasionally work overtime during peak periods.
- A dedication to professional growth and continuous learning.
All Power Systems West team members are expected to embrace and demonstrate our Core Values:
- INTEGRITY Creating respectful, honorable, principled solutions even in difficult moments.
- SAFETY Zero incidents, safe work environments.
- QUALITY Superior craftsmanship.
- EQUITY Fairness, opportunity and inclusion for every employee.
- FULFILLMENT Promoting employee empowerment.
- PROFITABILITY Planning and execution of quality work.
As a PSW team member, you will enjoy a total compensation package that includes competitive pay and benefits:
- Competitive Pay & Growth opportunities: Pay range for this role is $24-$28/hour, dependent on experience
- This position will work from our Portland, OR office and has the ability to be hybrid (2 days WFH, 3 days in office) after successful completion of 90 days of employment
- Health & Wellness: medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and employee assistance program.
- Work/Life Balance: generous paid time off and holiday schedule
- Support: 401(k) plan with company match up to 4% of your income, tuition reimbursement and training for professional development.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. All prospective employees will be subject to our pre-employment background screening process following acceptance of a job offer, including criminal background check, driving records, as well as education and work experience verification, depending on the position.
We are a drug free workplace; drug and alcohol testing will be conducted as part of the post-employment offer process.
Power Systems West is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity and/or expression, Veteran status or other status protected by law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.00 - $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Portland, OR 97209
Salary : $24 - $28