Accounts Receivable Clerk

Description

We are looking for an Accounts Receivable Clerk to join a finance team in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. In this role, you will help keep customer billing and payment records accurate, support timely collections activity, and contribute to reliable receivables reporting. This position is well suited for someone who is organized, thorough, and comfortable working with accounting systems and high-volume transactions.

Responsibilities:

- Create and issue customer invoices after products or services have been delivered, confirming billing details, pricing, and payment terms are correct.

- Review customer accounts on a routine basis and reconcile balances to ensure records remain current and discrepancies are addressed quickly.

- Track past-due balances across multiple aging categories, send follow-up communications, and elevate serious collection concerns to leadership when needed.

- Prepare accounts receivable summaries and aging analysis to give management clear visibility into outstanding balances and collection trends.

- Answer customer questions related to invoices, payments, and account activity while resolving billing issues in a timely and accurate manner.

- Record incoming payments accurately within accounting systems, apply cash to the appropriate accounts, and assist with general ledger support activities.

- Maintain organized financial records and help verify that receivables data aligns with internal reporting and reconciliation requirements.

Benefits

+ Medical/dental/vision

+ 401K

Requirements

Keys

+ Mid or large company experience ($250M in revenue++)

+ No degree needed

+ Experience in SAP, Oracle, Sage, Yardi, Net Suite, JDE, or D365/Dynamics (or any ERP system)

+ Targeting an AR/Collections/Billing blend ideally with cash posting experience

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