AR Associate – Commercial Soft Collections

An established, successful distributor in Richardson with almost 80 years in business is looking to add quality individuals to its accounting department. 

The primary function of this position is Collections:

• Monitoring customer accounts and calling to encourage timely payments
• “Customer service” oriented collections calls on past due accounts
• Working with sales staff and store personnel on collections efforts
• Generation of statements
• Research and resolve of any discrepancies regarding customer invoices and payments
• Application of customer payments to the relevant invoices and accounts
• Research and resolve unapplied funds
• Vetting credit applications, running DNB reports and new customer set-up
• Ensuring resale certificates are requested and on file

Substantial interaction with customers, field personnel at remote locations, company management and other accounting staff is required.

As our customers provide us recurring and ongoing business, the ability to maintain a customer-service friendly and professional approach is of the utmost importance (no “bulldog tactics”).   

Great communication skills and the ability to follow established department policies and to work within a team environment is critical for success.

Bilingual Spanish is a plus but not a necessity.

Job Requirements

• Must have experience in soft collections in a business-to-business or commercial account environment
• Minimum 5 years’ experience
• Able to work in an environment with a high volume of transactions
• Ability to act with maturity and professionalism
• Must be a team player with great communication skills, strong attention to detail and sense of urgency
• Basic knowledge of Excel and Word; Knowledge of AS 400 a plus
  
  

This is an immediate opening and we offer a competitive starting salary with yearly increases, plus company benefits and a $500 sign-on bonus!   All resumes must contain a salary history and relevant experience to be considered.