Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist

Overview

Career Opportunities with Express 4X4 Truck Rental

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Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Fortune Magazine and Great Place to Work, Sasser prides itself on supporting an employee-driven, opportunity-based culture that empowers, recognizes, and rewards its employees. From highly competitive benefits to exciting employee events to organic, grassroots philanthropy and volunteerism, Sasser is an awesome place to begin and grow your career. We are a transportation asset services and management company with roots dating to 1928.

Sasser’s subsidiary units are leaders in providing commercial- and industrial-focused rail, automotive, and containerized shipping solutions, including asset leasing, fleet administration management, asset repair and maintenance, and innovative technology services.

Sasser Family Companies includes subsidiaries Chicago Freight Car Leasing, Union Leasing, CF Rail Services, Express 4x4 Truck Rental, and Falcon Lease. To learn more about what makes Sasser special, visit

At Express 4x4 Truck Rental, a subsidiary of Sasser Family Companies, we specialize in flexible and affordable mid- to long-term pick-up truck rentals with a commitment to on-time delivery anywhere in North America. We are currently one of the largest pick-up truck rental providers in the US.

As a Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist, Here s What You ll Do:

The Senior Accounts Receivable (AR) Specialist is responsible for managing the collections for Express 4x4 Truck Rental through the Business Unit Accounts Receivable sub-ledger, reconciling and collecting delinquent balances, implementing processes to improve cash flow and reduce receivables, including Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), and monthly reporting.

Key Account Manager

Role and Responsibilities:

• Manages Business Unit Accounts Receivable ledgers for Rental Revenues and Customer Damage Claims.
• Co-ordinate Reconciliation of account balances with General Ledger.
• Monitor accounts receivable disputes and collections related to past-due items.
• Assists in customer dispute administration when requested or where required.
• Daily customer (Business-to-Business) contact for collection call purposes.
• Proactively monitor account receivable balances to ensure timely payments.
• Prepares monthly and quarterly ledger analysis for Accounts Receivable and Bad Debt.
• Actively works to attain company accounts receivable quality targets for percent current, Days Sales Outstanding, and the overall improvement (reduction) of business ledger past due balances.
• Monitors and reports to business unit management customer payment trends.
• Attends Sales and Accounts Receivable monthly meetings.
• Assist with monthly bank reconciliations.
• Set-up Accounts Payable Vendors within operating system.
• Provides leadership and training to junior staff members.
• Assist with new customer credit review and analysis.
• Monitors customer financial health and reports to business unit management changes in customer risk exposure.

What it Will Take to be Successful in this Role:

• High School diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or related field, strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of accounts receivable or collections experience required
• Working knowledge of GAAP Principles

Skills

• Accounting software experience, Intacct a plus
• High level of competence with MS Office Suite products, especially Excel
• Exceptional analytical and communication skills and aptitude required
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the corporation
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ethical, tactful, and dependable
• Values should be consistent with company values:
  Respect, Teamwork, Continuous Improvement, and Customer Focus
• Problem Solving Skills

Physical Demands

• This job operates in a professional environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, filing cabinets, printers and fax machines.

Note:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The hiring range for this role is: $60,000.00 to…