Accounting Agent

Expeditors•Morrisville, NC

36d

About The Position

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: Manage Accounts Receivables processes, including receiving, safeguarding, deposit and recording of receipts and assisting in the Credit Management process, ensuring Customers remain within agreed credit and payment terms. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage Accounts Payables processes, including setting up Service Provider accounts, receive, review, verify, approve and record payables and manage the disbursement process to ensure Service Providers are paid timely. Manage Accounts Receivables processes, including receiving, safeguarding, deposit and recording of receipts and assisting in the Credit Management process, ensuring Customers remain within agreed credit and payment terms. To assist the Accounting Manager in routine accounting operations to ensure delivery of quality accounting services in accordance with the Department’s requirements.

Requirements

Expeditors’ Company Policies and Procedures
Basic Accounting Knowledge
Strong MS Office Skills (Intermediate level Excel skills)
Excellent oral and written communication skills and a proven history of providing exceptional customer service
Effective multi-level communication that produces strong relationships
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Professional appearance and attitude
Reliable and accurate
Excellent Attention to Detail
Taking initiative and working in autonomy
Self-reflecting and open to feedback
Adhere to the company’s 10 cultural attributes: Appearance, Attitude, Confidence, Curiosity, Excellence, Integrity, Pride, Resolute, Sense of Humor, and Visionary.

Responsibilities

Book vendor invoices
Prepare and issue schedules of payments
Generate and deliver timely customer and vendor statements and perform timely reconciliations
Build key relationships with vendors, customers, and internal staff to quickly resolve invoice issues
File invoices, statements and any accounting related documents when necessary
Ensure communication with local branches
Revenue recovery and resolution of assigned Accounts Receivable portfolio through verbal and written communication with Commercial Customers, Sales, Billing and Account Management teams
Proactively identify problem accounts and follow up via email/telephone to effectively resolve issues.
Record receipts in accounting systems and allocate per the remittance advice.
Ensure no receipts remain unallocated at month end and provide support to the Banking/Treasury team for unidentified receipts
Cash application of EFT, ACH, wire and check payments
Provide up to date detailed collection notes listing actions on every past-due invoice in our accounting systems
Maintain a filing system in accordance with internal and local document retention policies
Produce Exception Reports for the Weekly AR Meeting per company AR Goals (Aging Analysis, No Bad Debt, 100% Collection within Terms, Credit & Limits and maintain meeting minutes
Assist Accounting Manager with Credit tasks in line with the Global Credit Policy
Assist in Internal Control Evaluations and Internal/External Audits by preparing required information/documentation.
Promote compliance in diligently following all company policies and regulations and performing the task at hand with outstanding integrity and pride.
Support Accounting Department with miscellaneous projects and assignments