What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable Specialist position at Savaria USA?
Job Description
Job Description
BETTER MOBILITY FOR LIFE
Savaria is a global leader in accessibility and patient care products, designing and building wheelchair lifts, stairlifts, elevators for home and commercial applications, medical beds, therapeutic surfaces, ceiling track lifts and patient slings. Savaria employs 2,450 valued associates globally and has 11 manufacturing facilities to reach markets in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
TITLE : ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SPECIALIST
DEPARTMENT : FINANCE
REPORTS TO : CONTROLLER
Job Description
- Generate and issue accurate and timely invoices to customers and update the WIP (work in progress) timely and accurately.
- Verify invoice accuracy, terms, and due date, resolve discrepancies, and address any billing issues.
- Enter invoices into different billing platforms
- Receive and record payments from customers via various methods and allocate payment to correct customer accounts and invoices in QuickBooks.
- Deposit payments
- Reconcile payments to ensure they match outstanding invoices and investigate discrepancies.
- Monitor accounts for overdue payments, send email remainders to customers about overdue payments and initiate collection process.
- Handle customer inquiries.
- Resolve potential issues related to customer invoices by communicating with the organizations or individuals involved.
- Process refunds and adjustments to customers.
- Maintain positive relationships with customers while ensuring timely payments.
- Collaborate with the sales department on reviewing customer contracts and billing terms
- Collaborate with the Service department on providing monthly inventory report.
- Provide the controller with updates on jobs : canceled jobs, contract amount changes and retentions.
- Prepare ad-hoc and monthly reports for the monthly
- Assist with month-end closing
- Participate in audits as needed.
DESIRED SKILLS
COMPETENCIES
COMPUTER SKILLS :
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & TRAINING :
Associate degree or BS degree in Finance, Accounting
3 to 5 years of AR experience
