AR Specialist

Job Title: AR Specialist

Location: Marietta, GA (Fully onsite training, hybrid after 90 days) 
Pay: $50K+ 
Hours: M-F, 8a-5p
Job Type: Direct hire 

Essential Responsibilities
• Reviews, codes and processes daily receipts, including posting and preparing daily bank deposits.
• Performs functions related to the collection of customer accounts in a conscientious and professional manner.
• Initiates past due inquiries, follows up on commitments, processes monthly statements and coordinates collection efforts with sales representatives; advises director on difficult or uncollectible accounts.
• Monitors overall accounts receivable balances.
• Prepares monthly aging trend analysis including explanations and current status of delinquent accounts.
• Initiates customer refunds where applicable (overpayments and returns).
• Coordinates year-end financial statement audit in aspects related to accounts receivable.

Back-up Responsibilities
• Provides back-up support to accounts payable function as necessary.

Supervisory Responsibility
This position is an individual contributor and has no direct supervisory responsibility.

Work Environment
This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The position also operates and interacts with electronic devices that are sold by the company.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and stoop; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to lift and/or carry up to 20 pounds. For more information, please refer to the Position Analysis/Physical Activities Checklist on file in Human Resources.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel
This position requires no measurable travel.

Required Education and Experience
• High school diploma or equivalent required; post-secondary accounting or business courses strongly preferred.
• 3+ years’ experience in an accounting and/or accounts receivable role required. Strong preference for those with a background in a medical or healthcare setting as well as business-to-business collections experience.

Position Requirements
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills required with particular ability to discuss business accounts telephonically.
• Must have demonstrated high quality organizational and documentation skills.
• Demonstrated computer skills and accounting systems proficiency required; CRM, ERP and Microsoft Office proficiency required.
• Strong preference for individuals who can work within small, diverse teams to accomplish projects.
• Must be detail-oriented and produce timely work in a high-volume environment.

Competencies
• Problem Solving/Analysis.
• Results Driven.
• Detail Orientation.
• Customer Focus.
• Technical Capacity.
• Communication Proficiency.

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