AR Accountant

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Job description

AR Accountant

Why you're excited about the AR Accountant opportunity:
Be part of a family-oriented team that values your contribution and encourages professional growth.
Work in a modern, ergonomically designed office space that enhances your work experience.
Enjoy the stability of a well-established company with a rich history and a bright future.
Benefit from flexible working hours that support work-life balance.

Operational Skills for AR Accountant: (skills to get the job done)

• Responsible for collecting money on-time, with the key metric being past due amount as a % of total A/R.
• Prepare weekly update of collection effort with controller and director of finance, bringing visibility to successes and roadblocks.
• Generate ideas on how to overcome roadblocks, including the creation of new processes.
• Provide incoming cash forecast weekly to support treasury management.
• Become proficient in navigating customer portals to support above efforts.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work to generate the best return for the time spent.
• Clearly communicate with inside and outside customers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel (Pivot tables, vlookups, etc.) along with a high degree computer literacy.
• Work with sales to create new customers in our ERP system & Salesforce
• Actively monitor credit holds and look for improvements within the process.
• Monitor the A/R email box, responding to customers' needs.
• While working in the details, be able to communicate the "big idea" or major takeaway.
• Month End Close Responsibilities including ownership of aging, AR Balance Sheet Reconciliations and accruals as needed.

Relational for AR Accountant: (skills to connect and relate with fellow team members)

• Build relationships with Sales and Customer Service, who are your key internal customers.
• Strive to live clients relational values of truth, trust, care, forgiveness and respect.
• Maintain healthy working relationships with your immediate team members, helping each other get our collective job done.

Aspirational for AR Accountant: (skills to grow personally and professionally)

• Understand how daily transactions translate to the financial statements.
• Learning the processes of Sales, Shipping and Customer Service to bolster your knowledge of the steps in front of your process.
• Immerse yourself every now and then with production. Remember there is no need for our jobs if we don't have what the production area does for clients.

Lean Thinking: (skills to foster continuous improvement)

• Maintain Accounting best practices.
• Develop new or improve current processes to drive key operational metrics, always on the lookout for the next improvement.
• Not afraid to question existing processes with the intention of making improvements and bringing efficiencies.

Supervisory Duties for AR Accountant:

• Direct Reports: None
• Supervisory Duties: None

Required Education and Work Experience

• Education: 4 year degree in Accounting or Finance preferred but not required
• Experience: A/R, Collections

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