Accounts Receivable Payroll Specialist NEEDED

$43,680 - $49,920/Yr

Key Personnel - Holland, MI

Full-time

Holland, MI

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

A local Zeeland company is seeking a full-time Accounts Receivable/Payroll Specialist to join the team! This position reports to the Controller and is primarily responsible for processing customer payments of all types, including checks, ACH, and credit cards, while maintaining appropriate records related to Accounts Receivables. The role also involves processing hourly payroll and performing account reconciliations, as well as maintaining fixed asset records and calculating and posting journal entries. Additionally, the specialist will assist with Accounts Payables as needed. The essential duties include processing and posting customer payments to their accounts, filing accounts receivable documents, and reducing Accounts Receivable for items to be paid by Sales Representatives. The specialist will also be responsible for physically depositing receipts with financial institutions when necessary, researching customer deductions, and reconciling payment issues and credits. Furthermore, the role requires processing hourly payroll, providing backup for plant timecard processing, and assisting in year-end and month-end closings, including calculating, preparing, and recording journal entries. The specialist will also assist the Controller and the Accounting/Finance department with special projects and miscellaneous duties, and provide backup for Accounts Payable when necessary. This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive of the essential duties of the position.

Responsibilities

• Process and post customer payments to their accounts including lockbox, ACH, and credit cards.
• Post miscellaneous payments/charges to the proper general ledger account(s).
• Complete filing of accounts receivable documents.
• Reduce Accounts Receivable for items to be paid by Sales Representatives.
• Physically deposit receipts with financial institutions when necessary.
• Research and notify proper company personnel regarding customer deductions.
• Research and reconcile customer payment issues and credits.
• Process hourly payroll and provide backup for plant timecard processing.
• Assist in year-end and month-end closings including calculating, preparing, and recording journal entries.
• Assist Controller and Accounting/Finance department with special projects and miscellaneous duties.
• Provide backup for Accounts Payable when necessary.

Requirements

• Completion of an associate degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business.
• Five to seven years of relevant finance or accounting experience, ideally in payroll, cash application, creating and posting journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Strong working knowledge of various computer and accounting systems.
• Ability to successfully navigate banking/financial services websites and customer portals.
• Very solid Excel skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to effectively interact with supervisory staff and other internal/external customers.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks/priorities and respond under pressure.