Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable

Job Description: Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable

Position Summary

The primary responsibility of the Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable position is to process payments and control expenses by processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices. This position is also responsible for maintaining the company's charge accounts. This includes increasing/decreasing credit limits, turning off past due accounts, and

collecting debts.

Major Responsibilities

The major responsibilities for this position include:

Pay all the bills for the company

Post entries in checkbook

• Reconcile statements
• Reconcile and post credit card receipts
• Submit Farmplan and post to accounts
• Post entries in the G/L
• Post accounts receivable
• Complete credit applications for company credit with creditors
• Create/update month-end reports and spreadsheets
• Maintain CDL/DOT reports- including tracking mileage
• Filing
• Open new charge accounts after researching creditworthiness
• Turn off overdue charge accounts
• Collect debts from overdue accounts
• Send out tax-exempt certificates to non-tax customers (annually)
• Collect W-9 Forms from new vendors
• Run and mail monthly charge account statements
• Review accounts receivable statements prior to printing
• Send statements to write-off accounts (if applicable)

Order office suppliesfor corporate office

• Other tasks assigned by general manager, store manager, or corporate office manager

Minimum Requirements

The minimum requirements for this position include:

• Education/Training: high school degree, some college preferred. Possess extensive knowledge of accounting

or have attended relevant accounting courses along with a willingness to learn

• Experience in a retail environment in accounting, bookkeeping, or back-office operations
• Skills/Knowledge: Excellent quantitative and computer skills. Analytical and mathematical

knowledge with the ability to make sound decisions

• Knowledge of retail computer systems, MS Word, Excel, or other spreadsheet software with an ongoing

willingness to learn

• Excellent communication skills, exceptional organizational ability, high attention to detail, and ability to multitask

Physical Requirements

The minimum physical requirements for this position include:

• Able to operate a personal computer

Able to concentrate for long periods of time while maintaining accuracy

Company Introduction

We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, weve remained small and very personal. Thats why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.