What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable Clerk position at Wildflower?
Position Summary : As an accounts receivable clerk this person will administer all aspects of accounts receivable including billing, deposits, incoming payments, and collections. Facilitates prompt customer payment and ensures customer satisfaction regarding invoices and applying payments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Invoices accurately. Generates transactions and documentation. Analyzes billing requirements including partial deliveries, billing schedules and remittance information.
- Processes incoming payments, including deposits and credit cards. Applies payments to invoices according to customer guidance.
- Makes on-time collections. Manages collections tools, relationships, tracks accomplishments, and sets goals and priorities.
- General support. Cross-trains within accounting department as requested. Assists with annual audit. Participates in finance meeting as requested.
- Any other duties needed to drive to the vision, fulfill the mission, and abide by Wildflower's core values.
Other Functions : Procedure documentation. Maintain excellent documentation of contacts, procedures and customer / vendor information.
Job Qualifications / Requirements : Ability to understand and to accommodate a wide range of written and verbal communications. Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
Works well in a team environment.
Education / Training / Experience : Minimum : Associates degree, including college-level accounting coursework, or substituting experience. Experience : One year of accounts receivable / payable or customer relationship management.
Specific Skill : Basic math competency including percentages, filing, data entry.
Specific Programs : SAP (training provided), MS Word, MS Excel, Internet
Working Conditions : Weekly deadline-driven collection process. Close working relationships between A / R and A / P, customer service, and upper-level management. Varied and seasonally heavy workload. Very supportive work environment.
