What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialist, Accounts Receivable position at Sunkist Growers?
Responsible for ensuring accurate cash posting.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities: Sales Associate
- Enters cash receipts and ensures accurate cash posting by posting payments to customer accounts as well as to the general ledger. Organizes and retains payment documents, correct errors and balances cash receipts to the bank.
- Maintain a systematic approach of follow up to resolve past due invoice balances.
- Reviews A/R aging regularly to ensure that offsets are done promptly and customer balances are accurately stated.
- Document correspondence with customers regarding all collection matters and include key stakeholders in communications as necessary.
- Develops and maintains good working relationships with both internal and external customers.
- Communicate with management regarding all possible collection issues
- Generate and distribute monthly customer statements.
- Coordinate with all outside collection agencies.
- Propose customers in need of a credit limit increase and participate in the customer credit evaluation process as necessary.
- Troubleshoot issues related to past due balances, missing invoices, short payments, etc.
- Cross train in other areas of AR as needed to ensure appropriate coverage while other AR team members are out of the office.
- Performs other duties as required.
- Attends company and department meetings as requested. Possesses exceptional skills at multi-tasking and completing all projects within established deadlines
- Ability to perform Hands-on work with demonstrated resourcefulness and good judgment
- Possesses keen analytical, organizational and problem solving skills
- Possesses strong background in using Microsoft Office software including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to handle a high volume desk under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to comprehend mathematical problems
- Possesses a strong attention to detail and exemplary time management and organizational skills
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential functions.
- Ability to talk, listen and speak effectively on telephone; read, write and understand written documents and policy; sit for sustained periods of time.
- Ability to understand, remember, and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information.
- Ability to understand, remember, and communicate routine, factual information.
- Ability to organize and prioritize own work.
- Ability to communicate with individuals by utilizing a telephone, computer, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to perform duties with speed and accuracy
Minimum Educational and Experience Qualifications/Requirements:
- Two to Four years Accounts receivable experience
- Experience with SAP or another large ERP system required.
- Two Year / associate degree Accounting, Business Administration, Finance
- Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent
“Actual salary/hourly wages rates are determined upon a variety of factors such as level of experience, skill, education and/or certifications; location and position pay range; and organizational internal equity factors.”
Well what is this job really about?
At Fruit Growers Supply Company, we believe that our strength and longevity is a result of the hard work and dedication from our employee’s contributions. We foster a safe and respectful work environment with diversity and inclusion for all employees. We aim to achieve a strong work/life balance for everyone by providing wellness education and benefits including holiday, vacation and sick time. We believe that when our employees are happy, so are our customers.
Behind our history of innovation and commitment to market leadership is a company devoted to providing continued education, excellent benefits and good working conditions. We provide all the resources you need to support your professional development, including:
- A variety of choices for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance
- Health Care and Dependent Care Spending Accounts.
- 401K retirement savings plan, Match
- Generous paid holiday and vacation benefits
- Internal and external training
- Generous educational assistance
- An open job posting system
Sunkist is an equal opportunity employer. Employment opportunities are open to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, immigration status, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic characteristics, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. AAP/M/F/V/D