Staff Accountant - Accounts Receivable

Avero
  • Benton Harbor, MI
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1 day ago

Job Description

Staff Accountant / Accounting Specialist

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Staff Accountant / Accounting Specialist to join a well-established, family-owned organization with a diverse group of business operations.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to expand beyond a narrowly defined AP or AR position. The person in this role will initially take significant ownership of accounts receivable, while also gaining hands-on experience with accounts payable, billing, cash application, reconciliations, inventory-related transactions, intercompany activity, and month-end accounting.

You'll join a collaborative accounting team where employees cross-train, support one another, and have opportunities to take on greater responsibility as they learn the business.

This is a full-time, onsite position.

What You'll Do

  • Take primary responsibility for accounts receivable activities across multiple business entities, including customer invoicing, collections, cash application, and account maintenance
  • Monitor outstanding receivables and proactively follow up on past-due accounts
  • Process customer credit card payments and bank cash receipts
  • Prepare recurring customer and intercompany billings
  • Assist with accounts payable transactions, vendor payments, and company pay runs
  • Support freight billing, freight reconciliation, and related accounting activities
  • Assist with account reconciliations and month-end close
  • Support inventory-related accounting activities and transactions
  • Maintain customer records, tax-exemption documentation, and other financial records
  • Provide backup support for invoicing and other accounting functions as needed
  • Work closely with accounting, operations, sales, warehouse, and leadership teams
  • Participate in process-improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and efficiencies
  • Cross-train in additional accounting functions and take on increased responsibility over time

What We're Looking For

  • 2+ years of accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, bookkeeping, or related professional experience
  • Accounts receivable experience strongly preferred
  • Associate or bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field is a plus, but relevant experience is more important than a specific degree
  • Experience working with an ERP/accounting system
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central experience is a plus
  • Experience with inventory-related transactions or accounting is a plus
  • Accounts payable experience is a plus
  • Strong Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills
  • Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
  • Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Comfortable taking ownership of responsibilities while also working collaboratively as part of a team

Culture & Work Environment

This organization offers a friendly, communicative, open-door culture with accessible and highly involved leadership. The accounting team works closely together and across other areas of the business, so this is a great environment for someone who enjoys understanding how the entire operation works rather than staying confined to one accounting function.

The company values people who are willing to pitch in, communicate openly, and develop partnerships with coworkers throughout the organization.

Schedule

  • Full-time, onsite
  • Typical hours: 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Some flexibility around start/end times may be available
  • Month-end close generally requires additional time for approximately two days each month
  • No regular weekend requirement

Why This Opportunity?

This is a particularly good opportunity for an accounting professional who has developed a foundation in AR, AP, or general accounting and is ready for broader exposure and increased responsibility.

Rather than being limited to a single transactional function, you'll have the opportunity to take ownership of AR, work across multiple business entities, learn additional areas of accounting, and gradually expand your responsibilities within an established accounting team.

The organization combines the stability of a long-standing, family-owned company with a diverse mix of operations that makes the accounting work more varied than a traditional single-business environment.

Numbers & Facts

LocationBenton Harbor, MI

Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Accounting Closeunmatched
  • Accounting Policiesunmatched
  • Accounting Softwareunmatched
  • Accounts Payableunmatched
  • Accounts Receivableunmatched
  • Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Billingunmatched
  • Bookkeepingunmatched
  • Business Operationsunmatched
  • Cargo/Freightunmatched
  • Cash Applicationsunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Credit Cardsunmatched
  • Credit Processingunmatched
  • Credit and Collectionsunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Employee Orientationunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Inventory Managementunmatched
  • Inventory Transactionsunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Microsoft Dynamicsunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft Officeunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Past Due Accountsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Track Customer Issuesunmatched
  • Warehousingunmatched

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