Accounting​/Finance - Accounts Receivable Specialist - CA, Corona

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Accounts Receivable Specialist

Index Fresh Corporate Office - Corona, CA

The Accounts Receivable clerk is responsible for all aspects of the Accounts Receivable function including billing, cash posting and collections.

• Generate and send out invoices;
  Maintain up-to-date billing system
• Accurately apply incoming customer remittances, wire transfers, and cash deposits to the accounts receivable system.
• Perform account reconciliations
• Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
• Follow up on, collect and allocate payments
• Research and resolve payment discrepancies
• Generate age analysis
• Review AR aging to ensure compliance
• Maintain accounts receivable customer files and records
• Investigate and resolve customer inquiries
• Process adjustments
• Communicate with customers via phone, email, mail or personally
• Assist with month-end closing
• Collect data and prepare monthly metrics
• Seek out and communicate opportunities to continuously improve, standardize and streamline the company's AR processes
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required, college level accounting classes preferred
• 2-3 years experience as an accounts receivables clerk
• Basic computer skills Excel and word processing
• Good mathematical background
• Some experience with spreadsheets and automated accounting systems
• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) experience is a plus.
• Ability to sort, check, count, and verify numbers
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work efficiently
• Ability to listen, communicate (written and verbal), excellent grammar, spelling and proof reading skills and follow-up effectively with all staffing levels and clients/customers
• Ability to work independently, self-starter, energetic
• Ability to demonstrate good common sense and sound judgment
• Ability to use 10-key calculator for a variety of accounting functions
• Ability to perform at high levels in a fast paced ever-changing work environment
• Ability to anticipate work needs and follow through with minimum direction

• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• The noise level in the work environment is quiet.
• Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

• Regularly involves talking, listening, standing and walking, and the use of hands and fingers.
• Frequently involves sitting and reaching with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

This is a full-time position; typical work hours and days are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but additional hours of work are required during month-end, quarter-end, year-end, budgeting period and financial audits.

No travel is expected for this position.