Accounts Payable/Receivable Analyst analyzes accounts payable/receivable activities to ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies. Maintains and reconciles the accounts payable and accounts receivable ledger to validate charges and ensure timely and accurate payments and receipt of payments. Being an Accounts Payable/Receivable Analyst utilizes AP/AR data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvements or cost savings. Generates reports to bring insight into collections, account ages, and other relevant metrics and relays conclusions to management. Additionally, Accounts Payable/Receivable Analyst investigates and resolves discrepancies in billings and collections or payments. Analyzes customer credit history, determines credit risk, and recommends credit limits and payment terms. May recommend improvements to accounts payable/receivable processes. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a manager. The Accounts Payable/Receivable Analyst occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. To be an Accounts Payable/Receivable Analyst typically requires 2-4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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Accounting Department- Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Clerk
Reports to: Accounting Supervisor
JOB DESCRIPTION
Summary/Objectives
The Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable compiles and maintains accounts payable and recievable records, prints and mails checks out to AP vendors after verifying invoice is correct and approved and prints receivable invoices and statements.
Observes confidentiality of company matters.
Essential Functions
Competencies and Position Requirements
Supervisor Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment
This job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copier, fax, scanners, file cabinets and calculators. While performing this job, noise level is expected to be mild/moderate.
Expect to hear phones, copy machines, doors in this office environment. This position works in a cubical surrounded by others and it expected to respect others around them.
Physical Demands
This is largely a sedentary role, requiring use of typical office equipment. Work is completed in a corporate office environment.
Specific vison requirements include close vision. Employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, kneel, or crawl.
The employee may frequently need to lift up to 10 lbs.
Position Type and Expected hours of work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours are Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm. Some flexibility in hours is allowed for example for days no lunch is desired, but employee must work within "core" work hours of Monday-Friday 8-4:30.
Overtime rare, advance authorization required.
Travel
No travel is expected for this position.
Required Education and experience
High School or equivalent
Preferred Education and Experience
2-5 yrs Accounts Payable experience preferred.
Additional Qualifications for this Position
None required
Other Duties
This job description is not designed to cover or contain all aspects of a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, activities may change at any time.
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