Our Farmington Hills, Michigan customer is seeking an AP/AR Collections Accounting Clerk for a 6 to 9 month contract position at an hourly wage of $18-$20 per hour. Working in the Finance & Accounting (F&A) Dept. Will NOT consider fresh-out graduates, entry-level or candidates with less than 3 years' experience.
Summary: Responsible to process various routine transactions within the AM ERP and/or
related software systems (Accounts Receivable, Cash, General Ledger, etc). Maintain and apply
knowledge of current policies, laws, regulations, and processes. Investigate transactions with other
(AM) staff, customers and others on an as needed basis.
Essential Functions:
- Coordinate and enter transactions within the AM ERP system. Examples are receipts from customers, adjustments to Accounts Receivable, journal entries, etc.
- Specifically for Accounts Receivable: post customer receipts, investigate customer short and over pays, process customer debit and credit memos, etc.
- Communicate with customers and other employees to accurately process and enter transactions into the ERP system.
- Investigate & report issues, discrepancies or other findings to F&A management.
- Insure transactions are processed according to company guideline and policies.
- Prepare account reconciliations for certain general ledger accounts signed by F&A management.
- Prepare transaction related reports assigned by F&A management. Examples are collection reports, aging reports, etc.
- Provide assistance to the department on a wider variety of F&A projects.
- Exceptional customer service skills and the ability to work with all levels of staff required. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of information is required.
- Responsible for maintaining a safe workplace and follows all regulations and requirements related to safety and environmental compliance.
- Responsible for following all quality policy standards.
Qualifications:
- High school graduate equivalent required, and Bachelors’ Degree may be preferred.
- Prior related experience in cash allocation and collections is necessary. Automotive collections experience is preferred.
- Possess ability to perform duties utilizing current company software applications including having experience with ERP systems. Excel skills will be necessary and any mainframe accounting system experience will be acceptable. The company uses Infor Aurora, but there are other ERP systems such as SAP, MAPICS, ORACLE, etc. that are more common.
- Excel experience is very important specifically with basic formulas; if candidate has experience with pivot tables, v lookups, macros and the like that would be a plus.
- Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills required.
- Performs job duties in an ethical and professional manner. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Required to sit or stand for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to work 40 hours per week.
- Domestic travel may be required as needed.
