Japanese machine tool company is seeking Billing and AR in Mt. Prospect, IL
++This position is Temp to hire++

Duties and responsibilities
• Post customer payments and any cash receipts daily and maintain an accurate aging report
• Research cash receipts, coding and respond to customer’s inquiries
• Review, create and post billing invoices for revenue
• Create inter company invoices
• Communicate with clients about billing discrepancies and questions.
• Initiate collections on past due accounts. Notifies parts department, service department, sales reps, and management with slow payments customers.
• Set up customers in the system and maintain customer records
• Respond to credit requests in timely manner
• Complete vendor set up sheets for future clients
• Maintain and update information of customer portals
• Complete customer’s annual required documents
• Evaluate credit limits for new customers and review credit limits for existing customers periodically
• Verify credit card activities (customer charge) and fees monthly and post fee entries to GP for Elavon and Amex.
• Reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts
• Run checks twice a month.
• Maintain current sales tax exemption certificates from customers.
• Maintain Sales Tax table in the system and file sales tax return monthly, quarterly, and annually
• Keep track sales tax on each state and file/return monthly, quarterly, or yearly.
• Participate annual physical inventory counts
• Protect organization’s value by keeping information confidential
• Assist in monthly/yearly end closings
• Assist Controller and perform special projects


Qualifications
• Proven ability to calculate, post financial records, experience in Accounting Systems
• Proficient with Excel spreadsheets and MS Office products
• Customer service orientation and negotiation skills
• AA degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
• Thorough knowledge of applicable accounts receivable/general ledger systems and procedures, financial chart of accounts and corporate procedures
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Ability to interact with employees and customers in a professional manner
• Ability to speak and write English fluently (a must)
• Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness


Physical demands and abilities
• Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers
• Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly
• Regularly spend long hours in intense concentration reviewing and entering financial information into a computer
• Regularly use hands and fingers to handle, control or feel objects
• Regularly see details of objects that are less than a few feet away
• Regularly speak clearly so listeners can understand
• Regularly understand the speech of another person
• Frequently work in on projects that require deadlines
• Frequently bend to file and maintain files
• Occasionally lift 5-10 pounds


【Location】
Mt. Prospect, IL

【Salary】
$24hr~$28hr (DOE)