Job Description
Kforce's client, a growing, established organization is seeking an Accounts Receivable and Collections Specialist to join their Finance team.
Summary:
Reporting to the Staff Accountant, this position will play an important role in supporting day-to-day financial operations, with a primary focus on customer billing, accounts receivable, collections, and related accounting activities. This is a high-volume, fast-paced opportunity ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing multiple priorities while working closely with customers and internal teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process and issue accurate customer invoices in a timely manner
- Monitor and reconcile customer accounts and resolve billing discrepancies
- Follow up with customers regarding outstanding balances and provide collections support
- Investigate and resolve customer billing inquiries
- Set up and maintain customer accounts, including processing credit applications
- Process incoming customer payments and ensure transactions are accurately recorded
- Research and resolve payment discrepancies
- Handle incoming mail and provide general administrative support to the Accounting department
- Review trip-related data and assist with ensuring accurate payroll inputs
- Provide backup support for Accounts Payable during employee PTO and vacation periods
- Assist with additional accounting projects and financial tasks as needed
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in accounts receivable, bookkeeping, accounting, invoicing, or a related function
- Post-secondary education in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field preferred
- Experience within transportation, logistics, warehousing, supply chain, or a related industry is a plus
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving abilities
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, and similar functions
- Experience with QuickBooks or a comparable accounting system
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism
- Comfortable working independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams
- Customer-service-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy and continuous improvement
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Newark, NJ |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $60,000–$65,000 |
| Company Size | 1,000 to 1,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1962 |
| Website | http://www.kforce.com/ |
About Company
Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology, finance and accounting, and professional staffing services. Our KNOWLEDGEforce® empowers top companies to achieve their digital transformation goals. We curate teams of technical experts who deliver solutions custom-tailored to each client’s needs. These scalable, flexible outcomes are shaped by deep market knowledge, thought leadership and our multi-industry expertise.
Our integrated approach is rooted in 60 years of proven success deploying highly skilled professionals on a temporary and direct-hire basis. Each year, approximately 18,000 talented experts work with the Fortune 500 and other leading companies. Together, we deliver Great Results Through Strategic Partnership and Knowledge Sharing®.
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Accounting Softwareunmatched
- Accounts Payableunmatched
- Accounts Receivableunmatched
- Administrative Skillsunmatched
- Billingunmatched
- Bookkeepingunmatched
- Business Administrationunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Credit Processingunmatched
- Credit and Collectionsunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Customer Relationsunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Operationsunmatched
- Intuit Quickbooksunmatched
- Legalunmatched
- Logisticsunmatched
- Mail Processingunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Pivot Tablesunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Reconciliationunmatched
- Record Keepingunmatched
- Resolve Customer Issuesunmatched
- Short Messaging Service (SMS)unmatched
- Supply Chainunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Vlookupsunmatched
- Warehousingunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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