Description:

Centennial, Inc. is actively recruiting an Accounts Receivable Supervisor for one of our Northern Cincinnati clients. This new opportunity at a fast paced, growing and exciting company requires a Bachelor’s Degree, 5 years of accounting and finance experience with emphasis on accounts receivable and financial analysis.  Supervisory experience and strong desire to provide superior customer service is crucial.  ALL REQUIREMENTS listed below are absolute requirements for the ‘ideal’ candidate.

The Accounts Receivable Supervisor has responsibility for setting customer credit limits, resolving credit balances, processing credit collections and refund adjustments and managing delinquent accounts.  Supervision and performance management of Accounts Receivable Specialist, including development and training is crucial.  Development of credit management business strategies and tactics designed to improve financial performance and cash flow are essential.

Responsibilities:

• Establish customer account credit limits abased upon sales and credit status.
• Manages financial systems associated with credit card sales, consignment and 3^rd party orders.
• Resolves payment discrepancy, account adjustment and refund issues.
• Reviews collections reports to ascertain collection status and evaluate effectives of current collection policies and procedures.
• Audits delinquent accounts, ensuring proper resolution methods have been processed, and maximum collection efforts have been exhausted on accounts considered uncollectible.  Provides personal interface with customer as required to resolve delinquency issues.
• Establish and maintain financial systems structures such as financial management information software, general ledger and journal entries.
• Maintains financial recorders and ensures compliance with regulations and audit procedures.
• Provides financial information regarding receivables for cash flow analysis and reports to organization with explanation of findings and recommendations on improving collections process.
• Provides counsel on proper accounting principles and practices.
• Establish team goals and objectives.
• Coach, develop and evaluate team members.
• Sets customer account credit limits.
• Meet staff training and development needs.
• Approves refund and account adjustments.

Requirements:

• Excellent decision making skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and listening skills for internal and external clients.
• Able to motivate and keep staff challenged and engaged.
• 5 plus years of accounting and finance experience, with major emphasis on accounts receivable and financial analysis; strong understanding of GAAP and accounting theory; strong business acumen.
• Flexibility with hours especially during peak season.
• Intermediate to advanced Word (min 55 wpm, Excel (min. 10,000 kph).
• Familiarity with credit card laws/regulations.
• Familiarity with bankruptcy laws a plus.
• Familiarity with RMS/D&B a plus.
• Must be willing and able to complete systems testing when applicable.
• Prior supervisory experience and proven track record of employee development and performance management.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.  MBA preferred.