Accounts Receivable Clerk - Industrial Finishes

Join Our Team in Eugene, OR as an Accounts Receivable Clerk: Where Your Growth, Teamwork, and Balance Matter!

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable Clerk to complete essential AR functions with precision and dedication. This role is crucial for ensuring timely payments for goods and services, and the ideal candidate will excel in a team-oriented environment.

$20 - $26 an hour, depending on experience

Team Environment:

Join a team that values a family-oriented and supportive atmosphere where collaboration and teamwork are at the forefront. We prioritize maintaining a healthy work-life balance and are looking for a candidate who embodies humility, a hunger to learn, and a collaborative spirit.

Benefits:

• Benefits package: Medical, Dental, Vision & FSA
• 401(k) with employer match, & Profit Sharing
• PTO and paid holidays
• Life and Disability insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Educational Assistance Program

Primary Responsibilities:

• Payment Processing: Prepare, post, verify, and record customer payments and transactions related to accounts receivable, including bank deposits, credit card processing, and store receipts.
• Delinquent Accounts: Identify and manage delinquent accounts by reviewing customer aging reports. Draft correspondence and contact account holders to request payment.
• Discrepancy Resolution: Research and resolve customer discrepancies and past due amounts with the AR Team, Credit Manager, Sales Team, and store staff.
• Credit Management: Monitor and release credit management holds in the system according to company guidelines.
• Customer Records: Maintain and update customer records, including sales tax, sales agents, and address changes.
• Invoices and Statements: Provide invoices and statements to customers as needed. Prepare periodic accounting reports and status updates on customer accounts.
• Payment Arrangements: Negotiate payment arrangements for delinquent accounts and maintain a log of payment commitments.
• Credit Recommendations: Prepare recommendations for credit limit adjustments and identify accounts to be referred to collection agencies.
• Collaboration: Consult with the department manager on client credit requests and collaborate to reconcile accounts receivable on a periodic basis.
• Administrative Support: Scan, copy, file, and retrieve materials as needed. Provide backup support and coverage for the team as required.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Continuous Learning: Complete required training and perform additional duties as assigned.
• Communication: Consistently read and respond to all correspondence, including emails.
• Flexibility: Work in other departments and locations as needed.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required; an associate degree or higher is preferred.
• Previous AR experience preferred.
• Proficiency in accounting software and MS Office, especially Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

What's Important To Us Must Be Important To You:

• We feel Industrial Finishes is not just another company and not just another wholesale distributor. We have competitors just like everyone else. Apart from them is our pursuit for innovation and growth - while holding onto our family culture and Christian belief. Please see the ownership's statement of faith on our website.
• Our founder has a relentless commitment to doing things in a way that honors the Lord. Many of our team members share the same values.
• Our Core Values:
• Openness and humility from top to bottom of the organization - Arrogance kills off learning and growth by blinding us to our own weaknesses. Strength comes out of receptivity and the willingness to learn from others.
• An environment of accountability and personal responsibility - Denial, blame and excuses harden relationships and intensify conflict. Successful teams hold each other accountable and willingly accept personal responsibility.
• Freedom for risk-taking within appropriate limits - Both extremes - an excessive, reckless risk-taking and a stifling, fearful control - threaten any organization. Freedom to risk new ideas flourishes best within appropriate limits.
• A fierce commitment to "do it right" - Mediocrity is easy; excellence is hard work, and there are many temptations for shortcuts. A search for excellence always inspires both inside and outside an organization.
• A willingness to tolerate and learn from mistakes - Punishing honest mistakes stifles creativity. Learning from mistakes encourages healthy experimentation and converts negatives into positives.
• Unquestioned integrity and consistency - Dishonesty and inconsistency undermine trust. Organizations and relationships thrive on clarity, transparency, honesty, and reliable follow-through.
• A pursuit of collaboration, integration, and holistic thinking - Turf wars and narrow thinking are deadly. Drawing together the best ideas and practices, integrating the best people into collaborative teams, multiplies organizational strength.
• Courage and persistence in the face of difficulty - The playing field is not always level, or life fair, but healthy cultures remain both realistic about the challenges they face and unintimidated and undeterred by difficulty.

How We Paint the World of Business:

Since 1958, Industrial Finishes & Systems, Inc. has remained one of the nation's leading distributors of paint, equipment and supplies. Headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, the Company serves customers in the automotive, recreational vehicle, aerospace, military, marine and industrial/panel markets through a growing nationwide network of 35 distribution centers. Our customers are fun! They build award-winning hot rods, refinish aircraft and manage technically-sophisticated production facilities. Our suppliers are among the best companies in the world. We're on the forefront of technology that is driving our industry and is changing the world.

Industrial Finishes & Systems, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

We have much to offer and we invite you to check us out: https://industrialfinishes.com/now-hiring-2/.