Accounts Receivable Clerk (Experienced)
Chemical Strategies, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
- $18 to $24 Hourly
- Vision , Medical , Dental , Paid Time Off , Life Insurance , Retirement
- Full-Time
Job Description
Company Info
Job DescriptionCompany Description
- Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Receives payments and posts amounts paid to customer accounts.
- Records information about the financial status of customers and status of collection efforts.
- Initiates credit checks on customers, establishes credit limits.
- Generates weekly A/R and Sales Reports and submits to supervisor.
- Confers with customers by telephone or email and determines reasons for overdue payments and to review the terms of sales, service, or credit contracts.
- Advises customers of necessary actions and strategies for debt repayment.
- Persuades customers to pay amounts due on credit accounts, damage claims, or no payable checks, or to return merchandise.
- Sorts and files correspondence, and performs miscellaneous clerical duties such as answering correspondence and writing reports.
- Performs various administrative functions for assigned accounts, such as recording address changes and purging the records of deceased customers.
- Arranges for debt repayment and establishes repayment schedules, based on customers' financial situations.
- Process and reconcile employee credit card expense reports.
- Participates with the process of the weekly check run. Matches, sorts, records and mails checks out once verified to the invoice.
- Generates monthly sales tax preparation duties.
Requirements:
- Associate’s degree or equivalent from two-year College or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- General knowledge of GAP.
- Proficiency with MS Office programs
- Experience with Accounting software, Contact Management systems, and database systems.
- Professional, outgoing, and customer service oriented.
- Remain calm and professional in stressful situations.
- Friendly, courteous, service-oriented, and flexible and enjoy working with a variety of staff.
- Detail-oriented and work effectively under pressure while meeting all applicable deadlines.
- Must be able to work independently and productively with minimum supervision; able to manage multiple tasks effectively.
- Recognize problems, identify possible causes and resolve routine problems.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team members and individuals.
- Excellent judgment and discretion; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously, meet deadlines, and handle work-related stress is required.
- Team player with a "can do" attitude that can work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to establish and maintain a professional atmosphere for employees, clients and customers.
Chemical Strategies, Inc. is an industry-leading chemical distributor, supply management company, and third-party logistics provider. We specialize in providing a full range of chemicals and associated materials in all packages, sizes, and grades. Our customers include private high technology companies in industries that include Aerospace, Defense Contracting, R&D and Semiconductor manufacturing.
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