Accounts Receivable Accountant

Job Type: Location Type: On-site

 

1. General Summary:

Responsible for the Accounts Receivable (AR) module, from billing to collections. Primary purpose is to ensure accurate and timely billing of internal and external customers, and to manage cash application for various customers. Monitor Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Customers for errors and notify the proper internal contact. The position is also responsible for managing past due receivables, ensuring they are collected in a timely manner.

1. Essential Job Functions:

1. Manage internal and external customer billing.

1. Coordinate with other TBA departments to ensure proper documentation and support is received

before processing invoices.

1. Process invoices for sales orders and shipments on a daily basis and for plants on a weekly basis.

1. Manage system auto-billing, intercompany billing, and miscellaneous manual billing.

1. Coordinate timely resolution of all billing disputes.

1. Apply customer cash payments.

1. Monitor TBA EDI customer accounts.

1. Review AR Balances weekly with A&F Management and create the AR netting report.

1. Perform direct supply reconciliations monthly.

1. Reconcile Accounts Payable and AR balances with all TBAGC at month end.

1. Communicate variances to TBAGC Controllers, Accounts Receivable Manager, and TBA

Accounts Payable.

1. Coordinate with TBA Accounts Payable and TBAGC to ensure timely resolution of variances.

1. Review outstanding invoices and past due accounts and pursue the collection process.

1. Complete month end reporting and related functions.

III. Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or General Business required, or an equivalent combination

of education and relevant experience.

Job Description

Corporate Accounting Specialist (Accounts Receivable)

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Experience:

• Entry to four (4) years of work experience in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger,

Payroll processing, or other general accounting and finance function.

Personal/Technical Skills:

• General understanding and working knowledge of basic accounting principles.

• Ability to communicate accounting-related information on paper, in conversation, and to audiences with

varying levels of understanding.

• Ability to make sound, independent judgments within established policies and procedures.

• General business knowledge.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Familiar with root cause analysis and problem solving methods.

• Ability to process and maintain high volume of accounts receivable records for special accounts and

projects.

• Basic math skills and analysis capability.

• Strong multitasking and organization skills.

• Strong initiative and follow-up skills.

• Ability to perform responsibilities with minimal supervision.

• Ability to communicate and work well with all levels of the organization.

• Strong customer service orientation with both internal and external customers.

• Demonstrated a desire and ability to learn.

Language Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

• Japanese, Spanish, and/or Portuguese would be helpful, but are not required.

Computer/Software:

• ERP System experience (Oracle preferred).

• Requires proficiency in MS Excel and MS Access (database management).

• Solid working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office and other computer-based applications (e.g., MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet, etc.).

IV: Work Environment/Conditions:Office: Open Office Environment, moderate noise level.

Plant: N/A Travel: 0-5%

1. Physical Demands:

Ability to sit and work on a computer for extensive periods of time is required. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is required to talk, see, and hear. The team member must be capable of walking, sitting, and standing for extended periods of time and is occasionally required to lift up to 30 pounds.

Disclaimer: This job description is intended to identify the general nature and level of work performed by team members within this classification, as well as certain essential job functions. It is not intended, and should not be interpreted, as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of team members assigned to this job. To qualify for this job, however, a team member must be able to perform its essential functions

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with or without reasonable accommodation. Under no circumstances may this job description be construed as altering the at-will nature of the employment relationship between TBA and any team member.

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