Accounts Receivable Specialist

　　Location : Akron, OH, United States

　　Job Family : Accounting/Auditing

　　Job Type : Regular

　　Posted : Feb 6, 2024

　　Job ID : 45435

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　　Job Designation

　　Accounts Receivable Specialist will play a key role in the order-to-cash process, you will be chasing outstanding invoices on your own portfolio to ensure payments are collected on a timely manner and within goals set by the Management Team.

　　Job Core Responsibilities

　　Working with UK Financial Shared Services team to support workload transition and support Past Due AR backlog burn-down

　　Supporting process change and improvement to ensure past due corrective actions are implemented to avoid future recurrences

　　Performing critical collection activities on overdue invoices such as calls, e-mails, dunning letters and regularly contacting customers to learn details behind payment delays

　　Analyzing and investigating the root cause behind overdue balances by liaising with internal and external stakeholders

　　Managing risk and exposure by blocking sales orders or performing credit checks on customers’ financial strength

　　Co-operating with internal departments in order to solve customers’ inquiries or payment delays

　　Assisting customers in dispute resolution

　　Preparing data, reports and constantly looking for process improvements and effectiveness increase

　　Assisting in closing the accounting period and providing support in AR accounting-related tasks

　　Providing support during audit and internal control initiatives (SOX)

　　Other responsibilities and activities as assigned

　　Job Specifications

　　Education and Experience:

　　Required 2 or 4 year degree, preferably in Finance or Accounting.

　　Minimum 2+ yrs experience in a similar role, with basic understanding of accounting concepts, practices, and procedures.

　　Experience in SAP AR module and Microsoft Excel & Outlook.

　　Skills:

　　Strong customer service mind-set and team-player attitude.

　　Excellent written and oral communication skills.

　　Strong analytical, problem-solving and negotiating skills.

　　Attention to detail with good organizational skills.

　　Good knowledge of English

　　Proactiveness and continuous focus on process automation and optimization projects.

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