Accounts Receivable Specialist

Summit Utilities Inc•Fort Smith, AR

32d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join our Growing Team and see why Summit Utilities, Inc was named as one of the Fastest Growing Denver Area Private Companies 2019 and 2020; Best Places to Work in Maine 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and Best Places to Work in Arkansas 2020 and 2023, Oklahoma 2022 and 2023 and Missouri 2023. Summit was also recently named one of Forbes 2023 America’s Best Small Employers. Summit is a growing natural gas utility company providing safe, reliable and clean burning natural gas service to homes and businesses in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri and Oklahoma. Being part of the Summit team means embracing excellence, diversity and innovation, committing to safety each and every day, and doing all that we can to serve each other, our customers and the communities where we live. We aim to bring warmth and energy to everything we do. We have an exciting hybrid opportunity for an Accounts Receivable Specialist in Fort Smith, AR. POSITION SUMMARY This position’s responsibilities include administering the Accounts Receivable process for handling all aspects of customer payments.

Requirements

High School degree or General Equivalency Degree
Minimum one year of customer credit and receivables experience
Intermediate level Excel skills required.
Possesses effective verbal and written communication skills with both internal and external “customers.”
Ability to multi-task and be adaptable in a constantly changing environment.
Self-starter with the confidence to administer an accounts receivable process from start to finish.
Must be comfortable working with all levels of employees and management personnel.

Nice To Haves

Experience with and understanding accounting program entries in A/R and G/L a plus.
Regulated utility accounting experience desired but not required.

Responsibilities

Timely processing of payments daily by scanning in the office and electronic file processing.
Run reports and complete daily bank reconciliation.
Assist Customer Service and Credit Management to resolve payment issues.
Be adaptable to changing technology and eager to learn new processes.
Complete Audit requests as needed.
Complete and update documentation of processes.
Manage Customer AR accounts by completing adjustments and reversals as needed.
Prepare monthly bank account reconciliations.
Perform daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly payments and reports for state agency assistance payments.
Perform month-end closing procedures and meet required deadlines.
Review, understand and ensure compliance with jurisdictional regulatory requirements for billing and collection activities.
Research and process customer refunds weekly.
Interact with Treasury to resolve banking and third-party payment issues.
Research, test, and document issues. Recommend course of action and implement new procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.