Mid-States Distributing Looking for Accounting Specialist- A/R at Fort Worth, Texas, United States Full Time

Position Summary: Service-oriented
professional devoted to cultivating strong customer relationships,
processing customer invoices, and cash applications, reconciling
accounts, and facilitating rapid closure of disputed items and
claims. Perform general accounting functions for the
accounts receivable, cash posting, and claims group.

Essential Functions:

• Prepare
  Customer Invoices
• Apply remittances to customer accounts
• Contact customers for resolution of disputed items and
  variances on receipts and past due items on account
• Communicate and interact with our customers, vendors, and
  co-workers in the accounting department to resolve questions, process
  invoices, and credit memos
• Compile and distribute past due
  reports and monthly statements to customers
• Become familiar
  with vendor-master program pages and learn the data contained on those
  pages
• Assist customers in filing credits/claims, including
  submitting claims to vendors and processing vendor-issued credits
• Assist with Billing and Collection of Tradeshow invoices
• Perform routine bookkeeping tasks and manipulation of
  spreadsheet data as directed
• Communicate clearly and
  effectively on the phone, in email, and face-to-face
• Organize
  job duties, time, office files, and space for maximum efficiency
• Perform special projects/reports and other duties as assigned

Competencies:

• Promote
  positive, respectful working relationships and a working environment
• Organized, detail-oriented, and motivated to succeed
• A hands-on team player with a positive attitude, customer
  service focus, and high level of energy
• Great communication
  and listening skills
• Proficient computer skills using
  Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, and Word)
• Proficient 10-key
  and keyboard aptitude, data entry accuracy, and speed
• Strong
  attention to detail
• Proficient with the use of office
  equipment (label machines, copiers, fax, scanners, and printers)
• Language and reasoning skills that provide the ability to
  read and comprehend short correspondence and memos as well as common
  sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or
  oral form
• Mathematical skills that include the ability to
  add, subtract, multiply and divide into all units of measure
• Must possess the ability to recognize and appropriately
  handle confidential materials

Required Education
and Experience:

• Associate in Accounting
  Degree/Certificate or Some College level course work in Accounting
• Minimum 1-2 years of Accounts Receivable Experience

Supervisory Responsibility: This position
has no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands
and Work Environment: Generally, the job requires 80%
sitting, 10% walking, and 10% standing. This job is performed in a
generally clean environment. The usual and customary methods of
performing the job’s functions require the following physical demands:
some lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling, some stooping, and
significant fine finger dexterity.

Travel:
There is no travel required for this position.

Other Duties: Please note this job
description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive
listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required
of the employee for this job. Duties, obligations, and activities may
change at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable
accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform
essential functions.

Mid-States Distributing provides equal
employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for
employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type
without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin,
disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other
characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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