SUMMARY:

The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for maintaining and reconciling accounts receivable balances and taking proactive steps to collect monies owed.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Prescription Drug Plan
• Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employee Incentive Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Cash Accumulation Plan-401K
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Short- Term/Long-Term Disability
• Vacation Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Pet Insurance

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Requires a broad knowledge of accounting or related discipline equivalent to a 2 year college education or comparable experiential learning.
• Minimum of one year experience in Accounts Receivable or related discipline.
• Strong communication, analytical abilities and organization skills.
• General knowledge of Adobe applications, Microsoft 0ffice and Lotus Notes.
  Work Environment: General Office Setting and Standard Laboratory Environment.
  Salary: $50,000-$55,000
  Disclaimer: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. New Weds Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  Newly Weds Foods will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States without assistance or support from Newly Weds Foods. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen

• Make collection calls for customer payment of past due invoices, log all correspondence, and follow up as required.
• Prepare weekly/monthly customer statements as required.
• Work with Sales team and the customer to reconcile customer late payments.
• Identify and resolve all short payments/deductions/overpayments clearly documenting all details and forward paperwork to the correct department for resolution assistance.
• Track short payments to enable thorough and timely follow up to expedite resolution.
• Arrange re-payment of short payments or request credit memos.
• Organize paperwork/documentation in appropriate files.
• Perform other duties or special projects as needed.
• If Cash Posting, job details may also include the following:
• Broadcast daily deposit balances to A/R, Accounting and Management.
• Code cash receipts noting account details on electronics image using adobe acrobat software.
• Post cash to customer’s accounts, process credit memos and offset credit memos issued against invoices noted.
• Issue Daily Cash Balancing Report.
• Prepare and process direct deposit for bank transaction and courier, when applicable.
• Offset credit memos issued against invoices noted.
• Maintain back up files for electronic remittances.
• Work with bank to resolve errors.
• Include all back up receive in electronic format files.
• Work with Tax, Accounts Payable and Traffic to determine coding for miscellaneous checks received.
• Sort and distribute mail received from the lock box.
• Fill out Automated Clearing House (ACH) and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) request forms and file completed agreement electronically.
• Perform other duties as assigned.