What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable Specialist position at Savaria?
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.
SAVARIA PATIENT CARE
Built from a heritage of brands including Span, Handicare and Silvalea, Savaria Patient Care provides products designed for safe patient handling and positive outcomes. Our research and clinically based product portfolio include therapeutic surfaces for pressure management and positioning, a complete range of innovative ceiling and floor lifts and slings. Savaria Patient Care is a division of Savaria Corporation, a global leader in accessibility.
OVERVIEW : The primary purpose is to carry out accounting and paperwork tasks related to the actual efficient maintenance as well as processing of company accounts receivable transactions including invoicing and payment processing. The person will be performing full cycle AR tasks for US receivables in a sales / job environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Maintain up-to-date billing system.
- Follow up, collection and allocation of payments.
- Carry out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines.
- Reconciliation of accounts with quick resolution.
- Monitoring of customer account details for non-payments.
- Monitoring of customer account activity related to delayed payments and other irregularities.
- Maintain accounts receivable customer files.
- Collect data and prepare monthly metrics.
- Follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc.
- Investigate and resolve customer queries.
- Process A / R adjustments.
- Organizing a recovery system and initiate collection efforts against a weekly / monthly aging
- Communicating with customers via phone, email, mail or personally.
- Develop a relationship with customers, understanding their needs, payment habits and business.
- Assist with month-end closing.
- Additional duties as requested or required.
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS :
The employee may occasionally stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch during shift. Employee will be required to regularly sit, use hand to finger, handle, feel and reach with hands and arms. Employee must be able to occasionally lift and or move up to 25 lbs.
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