Accounts Receivable Clerk at Columbia

A Kforce client is seeking an Accounts Receivable Clerk in Columbia, South Carolina. The Accounts Receivable (AR) Representative is responsible for the daily posting of cash and remittance advice to customers accounts in the Oracle AR system. A key responsibility for this position is limiting the amount of unapplied payments. The AR rep must also process customer adjustments and offsets as well as manage technical problems that may occur during electronic data interchange (EDI) file loads and other system problems.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Post cash received daily to the Alpha/ISIS/Oracle AR systems


• Focus on resolving unapplied payments in a timely manner


• Correct cash application errors by leveraging various research methods to correctly apply payments to open invoices


• Correct AR entry errors


• Load large manual remittances into Alpha/ISIS/Oracle AR


• Notify customers of payment errors and work to proactively correct customer behavior


• Post and reverse manually as necessary


• Resolve complex unmatched items as necessary


• Assist with month-end close as determined by supervisor


• Assist with system testing and implementing system enhancements when required


• Align AR systems with Scotia Bank/Harris Bank/ Bank of America systems to ensure accurate transfer of Lockbox data


• Efficiently run and operate bank tools to easily reconcile bank receipts to Alpha/ISIS/Oracle receipts


• Utilize computing skills to create solutions for large files and unformatted data received from customers and the bank


• Maintain positive work relationships with members of other teams to whom information is provided or from whom information is gathered


• Assist in establishing and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with internal (Sales leadership, Corporate, etc.) and external customers to identify additional ways to be of service and ensure customer satisfaction

Basic:

• High School Diploma or GED


• 1 to 2 years of experience


• Basic understanding of cash application principles


• Ability to quickly enter data via 10-key


• Ability to demonstrate analytical thinking


• Ability to coordinate with other internal departments to deliver seamless service to customers


• Ability to assess a problem and promptly resolve it or escalate it to a supervisor


• Excellent communication and organizational skills


• Self motivated, willing to learn, and a team player

Technical Expertise:

• Ability to understand and navigate different file formats: Microsoft Excel, Word, and various text file formats


• Ability to convert files to and from different formats (i.e., Text files into Excel files, Word data into Excel)


• Ability to quickly pull data via on line tools

Relationship Management:

• Ability to be flexible with position duties and scope of work


• Ability to work well in a team atmosphere

Country: USA, State: South Carolina, City: Columbia, Company: Kforce Inc.