AR Specialist
About The Position
BCD Meetings & Events is seeking a diligent Accounts Receivable Specialist to join its accounting department. The role is primarily work from home, with a requirement to come to the Chicago office once a week to manage the deposit. The specialist issues client invoices, posts client payments, monitors the department email inbox, and supports weekly accounts receivable collections. The position handles venue-sourcing hotel commission invoicing through the Empower tool, cash forecasting through Treasury Metrics, client invoicing and portal uploads, credit card payment reconciliation and posting, cash posting and allocation in SAP, research of unidentified receipts, and payment and deposit inquiries. It also includes collection follow-up, commission research across supplier portals, meeting daily, weekly, and month-end deadlines and collection targets, and supporting finance leadership with special projects.
Requirements
- A few years of accounts receivable experience in corporate meetings and events, business travel, hotels, or a housing bureau.
- Intermediate Excel skills, including solid skills with the X-Lookup feature.
- Good follow-through on goals, plans, and projects.
- Ability to meet deadlines, take direction, and work well with others.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of SAP.
Responsibilities
- Invoice for venue-sourcing hotel commissions using the Empower tool.
- Provide cash forecasting weekly or, when needed, daily using the Treasury Metrics tool.
- Prepare client invoices and/or upload them to client portals.
- Reconcile and post credit card payment activity and fees.
- Provide backup for daily posting of cash from the bank account into SAP.
- Allocate cash postings to individual accounts receivable invoices.
- Research unidentified incoming receipts related to hotel commissions.
- Handle inquiries regarding payments and deposits.
- Follow up on collections internally or directly with vendors, clients, and suppliers.
- Extract, sort, research, and review commissions from various supplier portals.
- Meet daily, weekly, and month-end deadlines, including collection targets.
- Support the Vice President and Senior Finance Manager on special projects as needed.
Benefits
- Flexible working environment.
- Learning and development built into every role.
- Comprehensive healthcare.
- Retirement plans.
- Continued education support.
- Diverse work locations.
- Travel and hotel discounts.
- Volunteer and sustainability opportunities.
- Employee recognition program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
