Accounts Receivable Coordinator

AFS Logistics•Shreveport, LA

About The Position

The Accounts Receivable Coordinator is responsible for providing financial, administrative and clerical services in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial and administrative operations.

Requirements

Knowledge of office administration and bookkeeping procedures
Knowledge of accounts receivable and maintaining general ledgers
Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering financial information
Bookkeeping skills
Analytical and problem solving skills
Decision making skills
Very effective organizational skills
Computer skills including the ability to operate computerized accounting, spreadsheet and word processing programs, and email at a highly proficient level
Ability to sort, check, count, and verify numbers
Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work efficiently
Good mathematical background
Ability to listen, communicate (written and verbal), excellent grammar, and spelling and proof reading skills

Nice To Haves

Associates Degree preferred

Responsibilities

Printout DD’s & wire payments
Post check, DD’s & wire payments for my 350+ clients
Make required adjustments to freight bills
Issue credit memos for freight charges
Ensure the proper back up is attached and filed with the corresponding credit memo for freight charges
Prepare credit memo requests for commissions
Enter approved credit memos for commissions
Ensure the proper back up is attached and filed with the corresponding credit memo for commissions
Contact clients regarding skipped payments and provide documentation as needed
Answer questions and concerns from clients, account managers, auditors, claims and sales men regarding client accounts, freight bills, commissions, etc.
Post all truckload and International payments
Balance the AFS and AFS Advantage daily sheets
Send necessary reports to accounts payable to balance and print checks
Notify accounts payable of any bills that need to be deselected
Assist co-workers in resolving issues with complicated client payment/deduction concerns, balancing, correcting errors
Provide necessary information for Collections, assist further as needed
Monthly, file away previous month cash receipts
Yearly, assist with gathering information for the audit
As needed/fill in duties: Accounts payable – set up ACH payments, print freight payment, truckload, international and operating checks, balance freight payment, truckload and international payables
Accounts receivable – set up client draft ACH's and provide necessary information to required parties, balance open freight bill, download and post Canadian payments
AFS Advantage – truckload and international billing