Cash Application Processor-NWA (Finance)

Job ID: 504569

APAC Central Inc., is a CRH company producing and providing crushed aggregate materials, sand, ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and performing as a regional heavy highway/infrastructure construction firm serving Arkansas, Oklahoma, and southern Missouri. APAC-Central, Inc. and its founding companies have been serving our customers since early in the 20th Century and look forward to continued success in the 21st Century!

This is a temporary, entry-level position assignment projected to last 18-24 months.
Pay: $18.50 an hour, depending on experience.

*Sign on Bonus $1500*
Position Overview

This job is a key position in the accounting department helping process payments and adjustments to customer accounts.

The position will also handle other duties as assigned.

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

• Work in a high-volume accounting department.
• Must be a self-starter with attention to detail with the ability to handle multiple tasks at the same time and meet short deadlines.
• Post deposit receipts in accounting software and apply funds daily to appropriate customer accounts. Generate, scan, review, submit for approval, and file all required deposit reports and back up. Maintain SOX compliance on deposit postings.
• Reconcile payments in coordination with invoicing, sales, credit, and customers any unapplied amounts to customer accounts. Prepare and submit for approval discrepancy adjustment forms with back-up for adjustments requested on accounts. Maintain appropriate back-up documentation and scanned files for all adjustment batches.
• Enter approved adjustments into accounting software. Generate, review, submit for approval, and scan files and reports required for adjustment reports and back up. Maintain SOX compliance.
• Help to maintain Tax Exemptions certificates file in QuickBase.
• Collaborates with credit department to resolve open customer deductions timely via communications with the sales department, credit department, and customers. Determine whether credit will be issued or if the deduction should be repaid.
• Be a role model and demonstrate the company's core values and respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety of others.
• Utilize customer service skills in dealing with internal and external customers.
• Must be able to work independently and as a team member to achieve team goals.
• Able to perform essential job functions with / without reasonable accommodation.
• Must possess strong organization and deductive reasoning skills.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Education/Experience

• Associate's degree in business preferred.
• Accounting experience 1-3 years required.
• Previous construction experience preferred.

Work Requirements

• Pass pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Applications with the ability to learn new software systems as needed.
• Pass a pre-employment physical(s).
• Display a professional and courteous attitude to co-workers, supervisors, and the public.
• Report to work at the designated start time.
• Be able to work overtime when required.
• Strictly adhering to safety requirements and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Have the willingness to work in a team environment and assist co-workers or supervisors with other duties as required.
• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Provide valid documentation of legal right to work.

Knowledge/Skill Requirements

• Understanding of accounting practices.
• Sufficient math understanding to complete the job requirements.
• Proficient in 10 key operations.
• Basic experience and knowledge of Accounts Receivable - Cash Applications and Billing including General Ledger account reconciliation, data entry, and cash applications experience a plus.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee occasionally is required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment

• This position is an office position and will be in a climate-controlled environment.

The statements included in this job description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job. Other duties may be assigned as required. Requirements for this job are subject to modification by the Company and its designees, and reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• A diverse and inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

If you're up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

APAC Central Inc., a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

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