Accounts Receivable Accountant

The Accounts Receivable Staff accountant supports finance practices and objectives that drive a high performance culture emphasizing empowerment, quality, productivity, standards, goal attainment, ethics and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce. The AR Staff accountant supports finance policies, procedures and programs.

• Manage overdue balances on customer accounts
• Contact customers to collect outstanding payments and resolve customer dispute and discrepancies.
• Interact with internal Customer Service, Marketing, Sales and Shipping Departments.
• Monitor the blocked sales order report in SAP on a daily basis for our 2 business segments
• Develop and maintain relationships with customer's payables staff and procurement staff
• Ensure customer payments are within terms
• Maintain and reconcile accounts receivable ledgers and other liabilities accounts
• Perform credit analysis on new customer application and recommend credit limit
• Provide AR reporting to Sales and Marketing personnel to control credit exposure, effect timely payment, and minimize risk of customer disputes
• Prepare cash forecast for our Treasury group
• Perform some general accounting work
• Research and provide requested information to internal and external auditors
• Other special projects as needed
• Develop relationships with customers to ensure compliance with terms
• Reduce past due balances to a minimum
• Ensure accuracy of AR sub ledger data
• Deduction resolution and account analysis to determine resolution
• Identify process improvements
• Provide support for the month end close, quarter end, and year end close and other Ad Hoc requests in a timely manner
• Reads, understands and is committed to conducting business in accordance to Albany International's Business Ethics Policy. All business of the company should, at all times, be conducted ethically, fairly, honestly and with integrity.

• 2-3 years Accounts Receivable preferred
• Associate's degree
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems
• Experience with D&B or similar 3^rd party credit systems
• Knowledge of general accounting principles
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize daily activities and meet firm deadlines
• MS Office Suite - Outlook, Excel, Word
• Persistence in working with delinquent accounts
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• High degree of attention to detail