Accounts Receivable Clerk

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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE CLERK

Accounting Assistant aid the Accounting department with administrative support, basic bookkeeping, and accounting tasks. Undertaking clerical tasks such as typing, filing, making phone calls, handling mail, preparing financial documents for inputting, reconciling records, and collecting payments.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Monitor Customer accounts and contact customers as necessary to collect outstanding receivable to ensure bad debts are kept to a minimum. Maintain notes of all communications with customers. Pay vendor invoices via ACH and Wire transfers Enter overhead invoices for payment, ensuring the proper approval are received from appropriate department heads as required. Secure payment by due dates. Customer and vendor statements Process liability WC Insurance payments Generate check runs Accountable for managing Discovery, American Express and Chase payments while reconciling entries against the monthly billing Receive, verify, and match A/P vendor invoices to receiving vouchers Assisting with scanning and linking A/P Vendors, and corresponding documents in a timely manner Conduct audits A/P files which have been linked and stored Maintain Monday Flash Report for A/P Shredding, sorting, out incoming and outgoing daily post, and scanning as assistance is needed Assistance with other Accounting tasks as needed within the department

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

Experienced six months to a 1 year relevant in accounting, finance, statistics, economics, or math are desirable Knowledge of low-level accountancy and basic bookkeeping Excellent attention to detail and good administrative skills Ability to maintain clear and accurate financial records Computer literacy and the ability to use various specialized applications Good verbal and written communication skills