Job Description

Description

Full Time/Permanent
Location: Burlington - Must work 100% in office
Hours: 8:30- 5pm
Salary 65K

Our client distributes chemical products in markets across North America. They value the protection of health, safety and environment, and ethical business practices.

PERKS:

• Full-Time permanent position
• 3 weeks\' vacation
• Excellent Benefits: Medical, Dental Long-term disability after 90 days 100% paid by employer
• Family feel, Tight team, social functions
• Excellent Team Environment-Relaxed
• Tuition Reimbursement

Responsibilities

Accounts Receivable Duties:

• Set up new customer accounts and reactivation for returning non-active customer accounts, action credit investigation on set up.
• Proactively monitor assigned customer accounts and initiate collections activities.
• Maintain accurate and up to date account reconciliations.
• Process daily invoices from BOL, ensuring accuracy of data
• Maintain spreadsheets on material sales for legal requirements
• Investigate pricing and quantity disputes, liaise with sales operations and shipping to obtain source documentation where needed to support collection or initiate a credit.
• Maintain the email and mail distribution of customer invoices and statements.
• Maintain a tracking mechanism for all customer chargebacks.
• Partner with sales to ensure communication on customer credit risk, credit hold status and to seek collection support.
• Deposit and apply payments, receive visa/mastercard payments through Moneris
• Identify new customers with sales tax exceptions and ensure proper back up is provided by customer and maintained internally for records.
• Proactively identify areas of improvement to limit bad debt exposure, reduce costs, and improve efficiencies while optimizing the customer experience.
• Prepare month end activities and other analysis as required.

Accounts Payable Duties:

• Must have 3 years + experience in processing and filing electronic payments through online banking software
• Set up new supplier accounts and reactivation for returning non-active suppliers, fill out supplier set up documentation
• Process and match vendor invoices confirming prices and quantities to purchase orders
• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues
• Work closely with departments to promptly obtain invoice approvals and resolve outstanding AP issues
• Respond to and resolve vendor enquiries in a timely manner
• Prepare month end activities and other analysis as required.

Skills Required

• Proven to produce high-quality work with a high level of accuracy.
• Proficiency required in the Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• Knowledge of credit and collection policies, processes, and procedures.
• ability to multi-task, prioritize, and consistently meet time sensitive deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to project a positive image to both internal and external clients.

Qualifications

• Chemical and Chempax software knowledge an asset

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 3-5 years\' relevant experience in Accounting Role - AP, AR, credit, and collections.

Beyond Bilingual