Accounts Receivable Specialist

Hendrick Automotive Group • Kansas City, MO

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for recording payments to customers' accounts and maintaining receivable records. This role involves preparing and handling daily cash deposits, entering cash receipts, updating the accounts receivable ledger, and processing daily credit card deposits. The specialist will also reconcile schedules and cash balances, research and process customer claims, chargebacks, returns, and bad checks, and maintain credit applications and sales tax exempt information. The position requires maintaining CSI at or above Company standards, ensuring an organized and safe work area, and participating in required training. Adherence to Safeguards rules, Company Core Values, policies, and procedures, as well as all Federal, State, and Local safety regulations is expected. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Requirements

• Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous Accounting experience, specifically Accounts Receivable in a high volume environment desired.
• Strong organizational skills required.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Products.
• Ability to learn the Dealership Management System, Spreadsheet software, accounting software, and inventory software.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and company personnel.
• The position requires regular and predictable attendance.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commission, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Nice To Haves

• Previous Accounting experience, specifically Accounts Receivable in a high volume environment

Responsibilities

• Prepares and handles daily cash deposits
• Enters finalized cash receipts and updates accounts receivable ledger
• Obtains and mails invoice copies for customers, as requested
• Processes daily credit card deposits
• Files check stubs and bank receipts
• Reconciles schedules and cash balance
• Researches and processes customer claims of invoice payment
• Researches and processes charge backs, returns, and bad checks and ensures checks are collected
• Maintains credit applications on recurring accounts
• Records sales tax exempt information
• Calls and/or mails correspondence to customers as necessary in order to update accounts
• Assists with related special projects, as required
• Maintains CSI at or above Company standards
• Maintains an organized, clean and safe work area
• Participates in required training
• Records all hours worked accurately in company timekeeping system
• Follows Safeguards rules and regulations
• Demonstrates the Company’s Core Values
• Complies with Company policies and procedures
• Observes all Federal, State, Local and Company safety rules and regulations in the performance of duties
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Hendrick Automotive Group believes that its people are its most important assets.
• Together, everyone achieves more.
• We work as a team, best utilizing our individual talents and skills to reach a common goal.
• Hendrick Automotive Group teammates help each other to balance their commitments to family and to the community they represent.
• Our 10,000 plus teammates across the country are empowered and trained to be leaders within our organization.
• At Hendrick Automotive Group we are defined by our integrity.
• We believe in doing what is right for our fellow teammates, our customers and our corporate partners.
• The core values of this company are what shape every action we take and every decision that is made.
• Our customers are important to us. They’re family.
• We genuinely desire for our customers to feel valued and cared about whenever inside our doors.
• Every day, Hendrick Automotive Group teammates recommit themselves to exceeding the expectations of our customers.
• The Hendrick name is synonymous with winning, at the dealership and on the race track.
• We are committed to continuing the Hendrick tradition of success and performance.
• Our teammates are empowered to overcome obstacles and do what it takes to satisfy our customers, lift up our fellow teammates and build profits.
• The automotive industry is rapidly progressing.
• Every day, Hendrick Automotive Group takes the initiative to find ways to achieve success through simpler, better, faster and leaner processes.
• We work daily to invest in the improvement of our teammates and develop resources to offer opportunities for personal growth and development.
• We strive for excellence in all that we do.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree