Accounts Receivable Specialist - IES Communications
Tempe, AZ
About the Job
Job Summary:
The Accounts Receivable Specialist coordinates the timely and accurate processing of customer payments and deposits to the bank. The AR Specialist is organized, and detail oriented with the ability to prioritize, work independently and maintain a professional/friendly demeanor.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Process and post daily deposits to the appropriate customer account and invoices, ensuring reconciliation of the batch.
- Prepare daily bank deposits.
- Deposit live checks received in the office to appropriate bank account.
- Interface with bank and resolve any batch or returned check issues.
- Analyze customer accounts at the time of application for any skipped or partial payments, or customer errors, remitting information to collections immediately to resolve any remittance discrepancies.
- Handle customer receivable inquiries internally and externally.
- Flag and communicate any invoicing or credit memo errors identified when applying remittances to billing department.
- Interface with billing to analyze deductions and credits in customer accounts, identifying items to follow-up with customer and items requiring potential write-off.
- Assist with month-end and year closings and will be required to prepare various reports.
- Assist with Auditor requests for various audits – internal and external.
- Conduct credit checks on all new customers, establish and manage limits with Controller, set up customer accounts in Spectrum.
- Assist other members of accounting staff with special projects and other duties as assigned.
Physical and Mental Requirements:
- Must be self-motivated, positive in approach, professional and help create, develop and implement project process improvement(s).
- Must promote the Company culture and mission to all employees, vendors, clients and business partners.
- Must possess proven problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills and the ability to effectively read, write and give oral presentation(s).
- Must possess the physical ability to operate office equipment.
Education, Certification, License, and Skill Requirements:
- Must possess at least a High School Diploma or GED equivalency.
- Must have a minimum of two (2) years general office or accounting experience.
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) and general accounting software and have strong typing/data entry skills.
- Must be proficient in ten key by touch.
Min:USD $25.00/Hr.Max:USD $28.00/Hr.Qualifications:
Physical and Mental Requirements:
- Must be self-motivated, positive in approach, professional and help create, develop and implement project process improvement(s).
- Must promote the Company culture and mission to all employees, vendors, clients and business partners.
- Must possess proven problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills and the ability to effectively read, write and give oral presentation(s).
- Must possess the physical ability to operate office equipment.
Education, Certification, License, and Skill Requirements:
- Must possess at least a High School Diploma or GED equivalency.
- Must have a minimum of two (2) years general office or accounting experience.
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) and general accounting software and have strong typing/data entry skills.
- Must be proficient in ten key by touch.
IES is a national provider of industrial products and infrastructure services to a variety of end markets, including electrical, mechanical and communications contracting solutions for the commercial, industrial, residential and renewable energy markets. IES is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol IESC. As of the end of IES’s 2023 fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, IES produced over $2.3 billion in revenue and employed over 8,400 employees at over 129 domestic locations across the United States. IES is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Minorities, Females, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Individuals with Disabilities, Protected Veterans Encouraged to Apply.
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IES is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. IES provides reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Applicants who need accommodation in the job application process should contact the IES corporate office at (713) 860-1500 or any IES office to request assistance.
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