Accounts Receivable Clerk

Department of Health and Human Services • Augusta, GA

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL) Finance Team is looking for an Accounts Receivable Clerk to provide accuracy, skill, and leadership to the HETL accounts receivable processes. In this position, you will work and collaborate with a team of financial personnel to ensure all HETL financial processes are properly performed and recorded. You will also work directly with Laboratorians to ensure HETL’s financial and business operation needs are met. As a key member of the HETL Finance team, your core responsibilities include: Supporting accounting tasks for the HETL to include all accounts receivable transactions. Daily processing and reconciling of accounts receivable transactions, including preparing invoices and processing payments. Collaborating with HETL finance team members to ensure best practices. Collating, verifying, and reconciling accounts receivable. Creating spreadsheets to perform tracking and management of accounts receivable data and transactions. Providing feedback and suggestions to the HETL Business Manager and other team members for continued process improvements on accounts receivable processes.

Requirements

• Entry-level to intermediate education, training, and/or experience in accounting or another closely related field demonstrating competency applying accounting principles, reviewing and processing business transactions, and preparing reports.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to gather, synthesize, and summarize a variety of information and work in varied platforms and databases
• Demonstrated skill applying best practices and standards accounting practices
• The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external partners
• Excellent attention to detail
• Expert computer and software skills, including knowledge of Excel and other accounting software (ex. Advantage, MainePays, PayMaine, DAFS Analytics)
• Knowledge of and experience with best practices for government accounting
• Self-motivated and a problem solver.
• Strong work ethic – reliable, dependable, adaptable, and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Supporting accounting tasks for the HETL to include all accounts receivable transactions.
• Daily processing and reconciling of accounts receivable transactions, including preparing invoices and processing payments.
• Collaborating with HETL finance team members to ensure best practices.
• Collating, verifying, and reconciling accounts receivable.
• Creating spreadsheets to perform tracking and management of accounts receivable data and transactions.
• Providing feedback and suggestions to the HETL Business Manager and other team members for continued process improvements on accounts receivable processes.

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays
• 12 days of sick leave
• 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually
• Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums ($12,845.82 - $15,112.76 annual value), depending on salary.
• Health Insurance Premium Credit – Participation decreases employee-only premiums by 5%.
• Dental Insurance – The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($395.72 annual value).
• Retirement Plan – The State contributes the equivalent of 14.11% of the employee's pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).
• Six weeks of fully paid parental leave for all employees who are welcoming a child—including non-birthing and adoptive parents.
• Additional, unpaid leave may also be available, under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees