Cash Applications Associate

XTRA Lease•Clayton, MO

22h•$45,000 - $55,000•Onsite

About The Position

Our Cash Applications Associate serves a crucial role for our business by ensuring that the cash collected by our customers is applied to customer accounts in a timely and accurate basis, and managing communications between sales staff and our customers in a courteous and professional manner.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
Experience working with accounts receivable and general ledger applications.
Ability to operate Microsoft based programs including Outlook, Word and Excel.
Strong ability to analytically resolve cash application discrepancies.
Must have strong math skills
Acute attention to detail
Ability to scrutinize, clarify, and track transactions to ensure accuracy in a high-volume environment.
Strong track record of carrying projects through to completion.
Ability to communicate with others in a sincere, professional and helpful manner.
Verbal Communication Skills
Ability to express/ present ideas or information through the use of the spoken word, including proper use of grammar, vocabulary, and tone.
Ability to consistently maintain a high productivity level throughout the entire business day.
Light to moderate physical activity to include occasional lifting and carrying of boxes to filing room, mail room

Nice To Haves

Experience managing customer account payments in Microsoft Dynamics 365 or other accounting software like QuickBooks

Responsibilities

Apply customer payments to accounts receivable balances in Microsoft Dynamics on a timely basis.
Provide customer service to Region and Branch personnel regarding customer payment application including research as necessary.
Organize and properly file the payment remittance documentation on a daily basis, including periodic preparation for long term storage.
Process customer refund checks that are initiated through properly approved inter-department requests.
Create general ledger journal entries as necessary for cross account adjustments and billing maintenance reserve adjustments.
Serve as backup to our Cash Disbursement function, processing online invoices accurately and timely, communicating with vendors and XTRA Lease personnel regarding payments and approvals, and investigating and resolving past due balances on vendor accounts.