Finance Specialist

Curtis Lumber Co•Ballston Spa, NY

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Curtis Lumber’s Corporate Office is seeking an experienced Finance Specialist to perform accounting and administrative tasks that support efficient processing of financial transactions. The role supports a variety of finance functions rather than serving as the sole owner of each area. The position is full-time, 40+ hours per week, with a set Monday–Friday schedule from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The starting hourly rate is $21–$23, depending on experience, with annual performance-based raises. The role is eligible for discretionary profit sharing after one year of employment.

Requirements

An associate degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred but not required.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in Accounting or Finance.

Responsibilities

Apply customer payments accurately and promptly, perform tax corrections and approved receivables adjustments, and reconcile unapplied credits.
Make daily customer payment deposits and support branch administrators’ collection efforts.
Maintain the corporate accounts receivable and collection policy, customer files, and customer account information; respond to account inquiries and assist sales staff.
Execute monthly statement billing, which may require weekend work.
Apply credit and debit memos to customer accounts and help resolve customer disputes, chargebacks, and short payments.
Maintain the corporate credit policy and recommend changes to the AR/Credit Supervisor.
Maintain paper and electronic customer files, perform periodic credit reviews, process credit applications, and recommend credit limits and terms for approval by the AR/Credit Supervisor.
Collect past-due accounts, make credit decisions appropriate to the position, authorize account overrides, and review daily and monthly credit reports.
Coordinate legal matters with the AR/Credit Supervisor and communicate with attorneys about credit issues.
Maintain bad debt and check-tracking spreadsheets with the AR/Credit Supervisor.
Review and verify vendor invoices and check requests, sort, code, and match invoices, and set up vendors for payment.
Enter invoices into the system and prepare and process electronic transfers, payments, and check runs when applicable.
Ensure accounts payable are paid promptly, take reasonable discounts, monitor vendor accounts, reconcile payable transactions, and research and resolve invoice discrepancies.
Comply with local, state, and federal sales tax reporting requirements.
Perform monthly vendor account analysis, adjustments, and reconciliations.