Accounts Receivable Clerk

Accounts Receivable Clerk
Torrance, CA
12+ month contract
Shift Hours - Onsite 7:00am to 4:00pm
Hourly Rate: $18/hr

Orion Group is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to work onsite for our Medical Device Manufacturing client in Torrance, CA.

Primary responsibilities would be accounts receivables management with assistant from Senior Accountant. This teammate will be partnering with our main Accountant(s) in managing the full accounts receivable cycle for the business. Main responsibilities will be contacting and collecting cash from customers. They will be communicating daily with customers, internal departments, supervisors & managers to resolve delinquent accounts. On a weekly basis, responsibilities will include issuing invoices and statements to customers. Process improvement projects will be on going in collaboration with cross functional teams.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Actively manage portfolio of accounts to collect on past due invoices
* Work closely with Senior Accountant to strategize approach and tactically work to bring down the accounts receivable balance
* Issue weekly invoices and monthly statements to customers
* Troubleshoot and resolve invoicing errors
* Follow escalation procedures as defined in collaboration with Sales for accounts on hold or to be placed on hold
* Verify daily remittance batches via the website from the lockbox processing center, daily remittance batches from various payers.
* Identify, research and post payments to the appropriate customer account by the invoice and amount
* Ensure credit card payments are posted and applied accurately
* Research and handle unapplied and unallocated receipts
* Post stop payment or NSF notices upon receipt
* Adheres to the established organizational policies and procedures, including the Corporate Compliance Program and SOX controls
* Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
* High School Graduate
* Prefer minimum 2 years' experience in Accounts Receivables
* Strong organizational skill, plans and assigns resources in a detailed fashion
* Well versed in Microsoft Office particularly Excel (including Pivot Tables / V-lookup functions)
* Syspro and/or Microsoft AX ERP experience a plus
* Sense of urgency and attention to deadlines and details; is committed to excellence and understands how daily work impacts the customer
* Prioritizes effectively, acts with speed and agility as new information emerges
* Motivated by the challenge of new work; comfortable with ambiguity; proactively seeks answers
* Uses language and behavior that consistently reflects respect and value for diverse backgrounds; experiences and perspectives
* Team player and works collaboratively across the business for maximum impact

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.