Job Description

Level: Entry
Job Location: Melrose Park - Corporate HQ - Melrose Park, IL 60160
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: 4 Year Degree
Salary Range: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 Salary/year
Travel Percentage: None
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: AccountingThe Accounts Receivable Representative participates in the management of the company’s accounts receivables. This includes collections, customer account reconciliations, cash applications, appropriate matching of credits, projects that require special billing, maintenance of the AR aging and company’s DSO, and overall accurate reporting regarding AR.
Responsibilities:
- Assure timely collection of monies due to company by maintaining a collection program that keeps customer receivables in a current and open to buy condition and provide analysis for collection forecasting
- Research cash receipts and identify correct application making sure all cash receipts are applied properly
- Research payment errors, overpayments, underpayments and duplicate payments.  Work with the Accounts Receivable and Customer Service staff to obtain direction for payment application.
- Maintain continuous and professional contact with customers regarding pending payments, issues with orders, and other requests by phone and by email
- Interact with the invoicing team on special invoices
- Perform a variety of tasks related to processing accounts receivable including data entry, research and coding of incoming payments, and application to open AR
- Minimize losses due to bad debt by providing up front analysis of credit worthiness of ongoing and potential customers and by taking legal actions (including the filing of liens)
- Provide control, oversight, and analysis of the process governing the issuance of credit memos.
- Deep research on data through use of spreadsheets, reports, ERP system, etc.
- Provide reports to internal personnel, management, and external customers
- Other duties as needed

Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting preferred or equivalent work experience
- Previous exposure to SAP preferred but not required
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Desire and ability to work 100% in office based out of our Melrose Park, IL corporate office
- Personality: Candidates must have integrity, be highly analytical, and have a strong desire to be deeply involved in the business.  Candidates must be organized and methodical in their work, with the ability to learn quickly and adapt easily to change.  Candidates must be able to persevere through difficult work challenges with the highest degree of dedication.  Candidates must have strong interpersonal skills with the confidence to interact and communicate effectively with personnel from all levels of the organization.