ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SPECIALIST
Description


Job Title: Accounts Receivable Specialist

Branch: 999

Department: Corp

Reports to (Title): Accounts Receivable Manager

Date: 07/07/2026


BASIC FUNCTION


Primary Responsibility: The Accounts Receivables Specialist is responsible for managing customer accounts, ensuring timely collections, and delivering a high level of customer service across billing, service, and contract-related inquiries. This role plays a critical function in maintaining cash flow, reducing aging receivables, and strengthening customer relationships within a fast-paced copier dealership environment.


WORK PERFORMED

  • Accurately apply payments to customer accounts (checks, wires, and credit cards).
  • Manage assigned portfolio of customer accounts to ensure timely payment of invoices.
  • Perform daily outbound collection calls and email follow-ups.
  • Reduce aging balances, specifically targeting 30/60/90+ day accounts.
  • Negotiate payment arrangements and follow through on commitments.
  • Document all collection activity in E-Automate or CRM system.
  • Identify high-risk accounts and escalate as needed.
  • Recommend accounts for credit hold or third-party collections.
  • Deliver a high level of customer service across billing, service, and contacts.
  • Perform other duties as required.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

  • Requires high school diploma.  

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS


A minimum of 1 year experience in cash application, customer account management, involving advanced recordkeeping (directly related business school or college courses may be substituted equally for up to one (1) year of experience); OR, any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.


Experience required in the following areas:

  • Working knowledge of account receivables practices and accepted office procedures.
  • Ability to create Excel spreadsheets.
  • Ability to perform a volume of numerical detail work with speed and accuracy to make difficult mathematical computation with or without mechanical assistance (ability to operate a calculator by touch).
  • Ability to prepare financial and other records in a systematic, neat, legible manner.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, a variety of governmental employees and officials and the general public.

Additional skills required:

  • May require the ability to type at a speed of at least 40 words per minute with a high degree of accuracy.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions, occasionally in urgent situations.
  • Ability to communicate, interact and work effectively and cooperatively with people from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

  • May prepare summary sheets or other work papers for supervisor’s or auditor’s use in preparing comprehensive financial statements.
  • May perform secretarial functions as needed for assigned staff member(s)

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Employees must complete the required courses as described by Human Resources for all employees.
  • This description presents the major responsibilities required for this job title. Individual positions may require the performance of additional duties as assigned.