A recognized services company in New Jersey is actively seeking a new Accounts Receivable Specialist to join their growing team.
About the Opportunity:
- Assignment Length: 5+ months
- Setting: Hybrid (4 days onsite)
- Department: Finance
Responsibilities:
- Support the month-end and year-end close processes for accounts receivable
- Prepare and issue invoices to customers
- Handle multiple customer accounts daily
- Proactively contact clients to resolve outstanding balances and minimize the risk of uncollectible accounts
- Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, delayed payments, and non-payments
- Prepare and submit aging reports and past due statements on a bi-weekly basis
- Ensure timely and accurate application of payments via checks, ACH, and wire transfers
- Reconcile and research unapplied cash and prepare documentation for credit memos when necessary
- Prepare and maintain schedules for capital expenditure reimbursements, shared expenses, and rebates
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for accounts receivable, bad debt provision, and other related accounts
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of professional experience in Billing, Collections, Customer Invoicing, and Dispute Resolution
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookup, sumif, formulas)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Detail-oriented with the ability to multitask
- Ability to learn new processes and systems quickly
- Excellent time management, analytical, and organizational skills
- Strong initiative and a process improvement mindset
Desired Skills:
- Experience with the PDI general ledger system
