Clerk Cash Application Specialist

Role: Clerk /Cash Application Specialist

Job type: 2 years contract with a potential to get extended

Location: Toledo OH

Pay rate: $20/Hr. on W2

Job Description

• The Cash Application Specialist is responsible for daily application of incoming cash to customer accounts within the North American region.
• The main goal of the position is to apply collected customer cash in a timely manner and work to resolve any payment variances that arise.
• The position will routinely interact with the customer collections and pricing teams to resolve discrepancies.
• Apply customer cash payments to open accounts receivable (AR) on assigned customer accounts.
• Maintain compliance with required internal controls and policies.
• Apply reason codes in ERP system (SAP) to variances in customer payments vs. amount due.
• Communication of customer payment issues to credit and collections teams in a timely manner.
• Resolution of unidentified customer payments before month end close cycle.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience using SAP or similar ERP architecture.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Process focused work style.
• Strong financial and business acumen.
• Ability to act and operate independently.
• Ability to adapt to a changing and fastpaced work environment.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Responsive to inquiries acts with sense of urgency.
• Ability to reconcile variances with attention to detail.
• Ability to work well within a team in a corporate environment.
• Strong project management skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word Excel.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 2 years applicable work experience reconciling variances (preferably in customer accounts) and demonstrated ability to respond to daily inquiries in a timely manner.