Accounts Receivable Clerk

Harris Computer Systems is a leading provider of mission critical software to the public sector in North America, and they are seeking an Accounts Receivable Clerk to provide support for their division. The successful applicant will work closely with fellow AR staff and the Accountant, managing invoicing, customer communications, and account reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Invoicing, credits, debits, etc. (customer account maintenance)
• Proactively communicating to Business Units on problem accounts
• Working with the Collections Department to resolve customer billing issues
• Providing timely responses to customer and employee requests for information
• Preparing information required for the month-end, quarter-end and financial audit and interact with the audit team members in a professional manner
• Contacting clients to arrange invoice payment, update client information and resolve disputes
• Reconciling billable travel revenue account with the expense account monthly
• Reconciling other accounts as needed/required
• Other duties as assigned/requested
• Responsible for ensuring customer documentation is filed and organized accurately and in a timely fashion
• Able to identify areas of concern and brings it to the attention of their manager
• Communicates to supervisor if deadlines will need to shift
• Manages priorities effectively and efficiently between the Sales & Support, Finance, and customers

Skills

• Resourceful
• Inquisitive
• Self-motivated
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Capable of handling high work volumes with accuracy during peak periods
• Experience in invoicing, credits, debits, and customer account maintenance
• Proactive communication skills to address problem accounts
• Ability to work with the Collections Department to resolve customer billing issues
• Timely response to customer and employee requests for information
• Preparation of information required for month-end, quarter-end, and financial audits
• Professional interaction with audit team members
• Contacting clients to arrange invoice payment, update client information, and resolve disputes
• Monthly reconciliation of billable travel revenue account with the expense account
• Reconciliation of other accounts as needed
• Organizational skills to ensure customer documentation is filed accurately and timely
• Ability to identify areas of concern and communicate them to management
• Effective communication with supervisors regarding deadlines
• Effective and efficient management of priorities between Sales & Support, Finance, and customers

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