Accounts Receivable/Payable Clerk

Our company is currently seeking an Accounts Receivable/Payable Clerk - 1 Year Contract Position to join our team! You will be responsible for preparing and examining financial records for our company.

The successful candidate must have good communication skills (both verbal and written). In addition, this person will have an above average sense of detail, accuracy, and organization. The candidate will be quite comfortable in a high-volume environment and will be accustomed to meeting tight deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain the ledger function and manages the receipt of all invoices and dispute short pays or claims
• Ensure that claims/credits have been approved by authorized management or account representative prior to processing
• Coding invoices and correctly posted to Subledger
• Freight bill / other bills cost allocation
• File management of invoices and all customer invoice portals
• Research and resolve invoicing problems with customers
• Match invoices to purchase orders and seek approval where no invoice is issued
• Report on open invoices on a weekly basis to the sales team and CFO
• Communicate with customers, and sales reps
• Maintain customer lists with contact information and payment terms
• Reconcile monthly credit card statements
• Filing and organization of paid invoices
• Manage a high volume account receivable inbox; organization is a key to your success
• Month-end close activities to meet deadlines
• Reconcile customer statements and follow up to resolve any discrepancies
• Respond to internal and external inquiries
• Obtain primary financial data for accounting records
• Compute and record numerical data
• Check the accuracy of business transactions
• Perform data entry and administrative duties

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in accounting, and finance, or other related fields
• Fundamental knowledge of GAAP
• Ability to prioritize and multitask
• Strong organizational skills
• Deadline and detail-oriented