Accounts Receivable Clerk

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1035 Accounts Receivable Clerk # 6249
Target Salary $21.72 - $25.00 - Wage Dependent on experience and geographic location
State California
Department Accounting & Finance
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QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to qualify is:
· Two years related accounting, bookkeeping or collections experience.
· Specific accounting procedures and company services.
· Computer programs, including working knowledge Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office suite of applications.
· High school diploma or GED required.
· Bachelor’s degree preferred.
· Valid driver’s license preferred.

ROLE

Performs accounts receivable functions ensuring compliance with Company policies and procedures and standard accounting practices.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE CLERK

· Performs high volume of daily reconciliation of cash receipts and weight tags for multiple sites; reconciles load information from disposal and/or organics sites for invoice approval and reporting.
· Creates various reports for local management and state agencies regarding tonnage and commodities collected.
· Performs the billing process, including reconciling customer accounts and sending invoices, maintains monthly billing files, including messages, launches billing as scheduled, communicating with the subsidiary and interfacing with controller for final billing functions.
· Verifies and processes Accounts Receivable payments, applies payment to account.
· Prepares analysis and reconciliation of customer individual accounts as required.
· Establish customer accounts using credit methods and verifications; maintains customer files and historic data; answers customer inquiries, including account reconciliation support/analysis.
· Performs collections functions including calling past due customers, creating and mailing monthly collection letters, setting up and follow through on payment arrangements,
· reviewing accounts for service interruptions, stopping accounts for non-payment customers as directed and assembling documentation for collections service as directed.
· Data entry of rates into system and collaborating with local management until final approval of entry is received; ensures accuracy of entries by reviewing reports.
· Other duties as assigned.