Cash Applications Specialist

Interstate Waste Services • Teaneck Township, NJ

103d • $22 - $25

About The Position

Interstate Waste Services is the most progressive and innovative provider of solid waste and recycling services in the country! We primarily service Northern New Jersey, Southern New York State, New York City, Connecticut, with a state-of-the-art rail served landfill located in Ohio. We cater to a diverse range of residential, industrial and commercial customers. Our mission has always been to provide our customers with the highest quality waste, recycling and environmental services, while keeping focus on employee, customer and environmental safety. What makes our company culture unique is we have mastered the ability to balance the standards of a large corporate company while maintaining our small business family style culture.

Requirements

• Education: Candidates with relevant degrees such as an associate or bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field are preferred or High School diploma with strong math skills.
• Skills: Familiarity with banking policies, online systems, Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), and accounts receivable concepts with strong math skills and problem solving.
• Experience: Candidates with 2 or more years of Cash Application and customer service experience are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process incoming payments accurately and efficiently, ensuring they are correctly applied to customer accounts.
• Handle the daily processing of cash receipts, including posting payments made by billing system, credit card, lockbox, mailed checks and bank ACH payments, bank wires.
• Identify and address daily unapplied amounts, ensuring they are posted to customer accounts and follow up with Unapplied Payments Specialist when necessary.
• Maintain accurate records for auditing purposes, including filing remittances and check copies and daily reporting to Treasury Manager.
• Process NSF Payments and payment reversals from customer accounts.
• Record any refunds issued to customers.
• Process any money moved between customer’s accounts or posted improperly.
• Process any lockbox exceptions.
• Collaborate with Treasury Management and the Collections department.
• Address any relevant issues related to cash receipts and applications.
• Reach out to customers to resolve account issues.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement savings benefits
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Access to numerous voluntary benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees