Accounts Receivable Settlement Specialist

Bartech Staffing is a leading engineering, technical and professional staffing firm, and our clients include some of the nation's biggest companies. We are powered by Impellam Group, a connected group providing global workforce and specialist recruitment solutions. Our client has engaged us to assist them in hiring a contract Accounts Receivable Settlement Specialist. If you are interested in an opportunity to get your foot in the door with leading company, we want to talk with you!
Job Responsibilities
Your specific duties as a Accounts Receivable Settlement Specialist will include:

• Accounts Receivables Settlement Specialist
• Location: Atlanta, GA 30328
• SHIFT: 8 hours daily. Normal office hours. Hybrid after training
• Pay Rate: $26 per hour
• The Recycle Billing and Accounts Receivable team within the North American Billing Hub of WestRock is seeking a candidate for the AR Settlement Specialist Role. This role is collections of past due accounts, cash application, research and reconciliation of customer receivable accounts. The individual will report to the Accounts Receivable Manager and will work closely with external customers, business unit plants and sales personnel, and the corporate credit and cash application teams.
• Communicate with business unit personnel and establish relationships necessary for timely resolution.
• Perform all function of the SSAR Role at an expert or SME Level
• Understand and ability to process large volumes of unapplied cash. Ability to work 70+ Cases Daily
• Maintain process and procedure documents, so they are always up to date
• Manage portfolios consisting of the largest volume Recycle Division Customers
• Prepare analysis and reconciliation of Monthly Top 5 and Random 5 Audit accounts
• Take a lead role in documenting team processes and procedures
• Take a lead role in initial and ongoing training of new hires and coworkers
• UAC Assistance Additional Responsibility
• Participate/Initiate in training of new team members and distribute best practices to the team
• Participate as a part of the SME group to evaluate, recommend and deploy improvements to current processes, procedures and systems
• Assist with other areas as required
• Run Unapplied Cash Weekly - Fridays
• Reporting Monthly
• Collect and confirm payments of past due accounts. Process daily invoices for multiple facilities using multiple systems.
• Reconcile customer receivable accounts. Research, validate, and resolve all invoice discrepancies.
• Maintain UAC cash cases, apply timely and accurately. Resolve customers that do not go through JDE Automatch.
• Document Process and Procedures
• Identify and explain status and risk of Credit Oversold Accounts

Job Requirements

• Collection Skills/ Follow Up
• Research/Recons
• High Volume/ Deadline and detail oriented
• At least 2 years' experience with collections/revenue/accounting or related function
• At least 2 years of Accounts Receivable working experience
• Strong attention to detail to detect errors and billing errors
• At least 2 years' experience with cash application
• Collection Experience - ability to address mom and pop accounts , as well as Medium to Large Companies
• Fully Understand the Cash Application Process, processing incoming cash cases from mom and pop accounts to large high volume companies.
• Research and apply previous cases that were not 100% applied. You would be ensuring that payments are applied to the appropriate accounts/invoices. Identifies and resolves payment discrepancies and answer inquires pertaining to remittance. Requirement is that you process at least 35 cases a day.
• Skillset to fix recurring issues regarding Cash, this could be internally or externally with the customer. Out of the box thinking required. Process Improvement Minded.
• Intermediate or above Excel (pivots and VLOOKUP's - Used on a daily basis, must know how to do VLOOKUP and Pivot tables and currently uses on a daily basis.
• Experience and understanding in deductions and short pays.
• Understands the invoicing process and the financial impacts
• Understands brokerage transactions
• Ability to follow and understand established procedures
• Has initiative to act, anticipate potential problems and address them early
• Able to respond quickly to changing demands, processes, and update information
• Excellent planning and organization skills.
• Drive and motivation to hit metrics and deadlines
• Motivation to improve process and procedures
• Ability to set priorities and schedule activities effectively to ensure timely completion
• Strong interpersonal skills; excellent written and verbal communications capabilities
• Communicate Daily with appropriate customers (internal and external)
• Complete Reports Timely
• Ability to work independently in a professional manner with a team commitment
• High ethical and performance standards for self and team
• College Degree (accounting, business, or finance) strongly preferred
• High comfort level with systems navigation
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Organization in maintaining status of large customer portfolio
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Tools
• Order Entry Systems / JD Edwards a plus
• Intermediate or above Excel (pivots and VLOOKUP's)

Benefits
As a Accounts Receivable Settlement Specialist with Bartech Staffing, you will be working through an established and respected staffing organization with over 40 years of serving as a trusted partner to our client companies. We provide our talent with personal, responsive attention, and will assign an employee care representative to answer any questions or concerns that you might have. Depending upon the client, the assignment, and your performance, you can find potential opportunities for direct employment.
At Impellam Group, we offer a competitive compensation package with benefits including:

• Medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) plan with employee contribution opportunities
• 529 college savings program

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For this opportunity, the successful candidate will be directly employed by Bartech Staffing as a W2 employee while providing services to our client, who is looking for people who are eligible to work in the US and can start immediately.

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