AP/AR Specialist

Salary: $65000.00 to $70000.00 yearly

Description

We are offering an exciting opportunity in the Medley area for an AP/AR Specialist - Accountant. The role is in the Freight Forwarding industry, but we welcome applicants from any related industry. Duties involve handling accounting functions, maintaining customer records, and resolving inquiries.

Location: Medley, 33178

Schedule; standard business hours; M-F

Salary: $65-$70,000/stretch to $75,000

Benefits: Majority paid Medical for employee; generous vacation, 10 paid holidays, 401k, other insurance and other perks !

Company Overview: Stable organization in the South Florida area including logistics and freight forwarding services, adding to their team. Offers long term careers with generous benefits. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience as an AP and AR specialist in accounting and within the logistics and freight forwarding services industry. Proficiency in English and Spanish is needed.

Keys To This Role

• 5 years of experience within Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR)
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Strong Attention to detail
• Freight Forwarding Industry is preferred but any related industry is a plus
• Industry Software from logistics and freight services is highly needed; Magaya and some Cargowize are a plus
  
  
  

Responsibilities: Manage accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP)

• Generate customer statements; Review A/R Aging report; provide follow up to advise clients on past due and assist with discrepancies, investigate any adjustments or credits, and communicate with internal departments to resolve client issues with a strong focus on maintaining strong business relations; communicate with agents on unidentified payments, apply Cash Applications; Process credit card payments; Enter all incoming customer payments; release shipments; paycargo; perform account reconciliation, run weekly and monthly reports detailing funds on hold, profit and loss; verify and enter new customers.
• Send statements, process AP invoices, verify, reach vendors with any disputes; post upon approval; record payments; print/send out, complete payment requests for carriers and agents, verify misc. forms and payments with operations and provide postings update report; prepare ACH, & wire payments and carriers & vendors; perform reconciliations, weekly misc. reports; PayCargo Payments and re-occurring bills; manage credit applications; enter vendors, Carriers, Agents in Magaya/Cargo Wise; Prepare 1099s; perform audit.
• Other tasks/skills: use of Magaya and Cargowize software; Freight Forwarding Industry is preferred but any related industry is a plus; Bilingual in English and Spanish
  
  
  

Requirements

5 years of Experience Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR)

Bilingual in English and Spanish

Strong Attention to detail

Freight Forwarding Industry is preferred but any related industry is a plus

Freight Forwarding Industry Software highly needed; Magaya and some Cargowize are a plus

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