Accounts Receivable Specialist
📍 Edmonton, AB | Full-Time | Permanent
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Robert Half is working with a well-established organization in the industrial/manufacturing sector to recruit an experienced Accounts Receivable Specialist to join their accounting team.
This is a hands-on AR and collections role suited to someone who enjoys working with customers, resolving account issues, and taking ownership of the full accounts receivable cycle.
What You’ll Do
- Manage the customer accounts receivable and collections process from payment application through to follow-up and resolution
- Post and apply customer payments, including cheques, ACH, wires, and credit card payments
- Monitor AR aging and proactively follow up on overdue accounts by phone and email
- Investigate and resolve payment discrepancies, short payments, and disputed charges
- Reconcile customer accounts and maintain accurate supporting documentation
- Process credit memos, adjustments, and write-offs in accordance with established procedures
- Maintain customer account information, including credit terms, contacts, and tax exemption documentation
- Prepare weekly and monthly AR aging and collections reports for management
- Process credit applications and assist with credit limit reviews
- Respond to customer inquiries regarding account balances, statements, and payments
- Support internal and external audit requests related to accounts receivable
- Identify opportunities to improve AR processes, collections, and internal controls
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of accounts receivable and collections experience
- Strong understanding of AR, cash application, reconciliations, and collections practices
- Strong Excel and general Microsoft Office skills
- Experience working with an ERP system; Epicor Kinetic experience is an asset
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including confidence making collection calls
- Ability to manage multiple accounts, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Experience within a manufacturing, industrial equipment, or automation environment is an asset
- Experience managing credit and collections for both domestic and international customers is an asset
- Working knowledge of sales and use tax exemption requirements is an asset
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This is an opportunity to join an established organization in a role where you will have meaningful ownership over the AR and collections function and work closely with Sales, Customer Service, Operations, and Accounting.
If you're an experienced AR professional looking for your next opportunity in Edmonton, I'd love to connect with you.
📩 Interested? Send me a message or apply directly to this posting.
This is a confidential search. Further details regarding the organization will be shared with qualified candidates throughout the recruitment process.
