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Accounts Receivable Associate

Sterling Engineering, Inc.
  • Bartlett, IL
  • $25 Per Hour
  • Quick Apply
30+ days ago

Job Description

Job Title: Accounts Receivable Associate
Location: Bartlett, IL
Hire Type: Direct-hire, Onsite
Target Pay Rate: $25.00/hour
Benefits: PTO, paid holidays, medical/dental/vision plans, 401(k)
 
Must-Have Skills:
  • 3+ years of experience in accounts receivable, collections, or billing support
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and general computer systems
  • Experience working with accounting or ERP software (Microsoft Dynamics preferred)
  • Effective communication skills for internal and external interactions
 
Job Summary:
The Accounts Receivable Associate supports day-to-day financial operations by helping manage customer accounts, ensuring timely payment activity, and maintaining accurate records. This position plays a key role in monitoring receivables, resolving discrepancies, and supporting overall cash flow processes.
 
Job Duties:
  • Perform routine collections activities, including outreach on past-due balances
  • Review customer accounts to identify discrepancies such as short payments or deductions
  • Assist with applying incoming payments and maintaining accurate account records
  • Support invoice updates, adjustments, and credit processing as needed
  • Monitor and maintain customer account data within internal systems
  • Utilize customer portals to track payment activity and resolve issues
  • Respond to internal inquiries related to account status, deductions, and payment details
  • Generate reports to support receivables tracking and account analysis
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to resolve billing and payment issues
  • Assist with additional finance-related tasks as assigned
 
Qualifications:
  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • 3+ years of relevant experience in accounts receivable or accounting support
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively
  • Comfortable working with financial systems and learning new tools
  • Experience with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics is a plus)


Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Numbers & Facts

LocationBartlett, IL
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1969
Websitehttp://www.sterling-engineering.com

About Company

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

 

  • Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

 

  • Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

 

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Accounts Receivableunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Billingunmatched
  • Cash Flowunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Computer Systemsunmatched
  • Credit Processingunmatched
  • Credit and Collectionsunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Customer/Client Researchunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Operationsunmatched
  • Financial Systemsunmatched
  • Microsoft Dynamicsunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Flowunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Record Keepingunmatched
  • Reporting Skillsunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Web Site Monitoringunmatched

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