The Accounts Receivable Manager is responsible for leading a team of account receivable analysts in reconciling accounts and resolving discrepancies. The role will ensure the team performs frequent review of customer payment histories, secure payments from customers, maintains AR agings, and takes appropriate follow-up actions. This individual will verify compliance with established policies, procedures, and internal controls, while also serving as the primary contact to coordinate and resolve e... more details
Manager, Accounts Receivable
Job LocationsUS-FL-Elkton
Posted Date16 hours ago(7/1/2024 4:55 PM)
Category
Accounting/Finance
Company
KeHE Distributors
FLSA Status
Exempt
Requisition ID
2024-23612
Work Type
Onsite
Why Work for KeHE?
Full-time
Pay Range: $77,388.00/Yr. - $128,843.00/Yr.
Shift Days: , Shift Time:
Benefits on Day 1
Health/Rx
Dental
Vision
Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
Supplemental life insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Paid sick time
Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
Holiday pay for company designated holidays
Overview
Good people, working with good people, for our common good.
Sound good?
KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!
Primary Responsibilities
The Accounts Receivable Manager is responsible for leading a team of account receivable analysts in reconciling accounts and resolving discrepancies. The role will ensure the team performs frequent review of customer payment histories, secure payments from customers, maintains AR agings, and takes appropriate follow-up actions. This individual will verify compliance with established policies, procedures, and internal controls, while also serving as the primary contact to coordinate and resolve escalated issues, provide performance metrics, and facilitate process improvement initiatives. As with all positions at KeHE Distributors, we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE’s Mission, Vision, and Values.
Essential Functions
DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Works closely with the A/R Director to promote, develop and enrich key stakeholder relationships, streamline departmental processes, measure team productivity, and monitor and strengthen internal controls.
Ensures departmental workflow efficiencies and adherence to internal controls, policies and procedures. Provides continuous feedback to management, while making recommendations for corrective action and process improvement opportunities.
Proactively reviews accounts with Analysts for payment status and ensures follow-up on individual accounts with delinquency issues.'
Monitors, resolves, or escalates payment deduction issues.
Coordinates escalated deduction issues with the A/R Director, Sales Management, Finance, General Council, and third-party collections services as necessary.
Oversees the onboarding process of all new chain accounts and establishes the financial relationship including the collection and electronic deduction management process with new customers to ensure on time payments and efficient deduction workflow.
Leads monthly calls with Sales Account Management leadership and gains the support needed to resolve collection issues.
Collaborates with other department managers to ensure general ledgers within the area are reconciled monthly, quarterly and annually.
Assists in the development, implementation and communication of departmental operating policies, procedures and internal controls.
Composes month-end financial reports and conducts calls with Sr. Management to discuss results.
Oversees the customer post audit research and resolution process for all chain accounts.
Interacts with internal and external auditors to provide information in support of A/R audit projects.
Ensures strict confidentiality of financial records and safeguards confidential company information.
Directly participates in the recruitment, interviewing and hiring of new employees for both vacant and new positions within the department.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written to all levels of management.
Ability to manage and lead a team.
Ability to manage a wide array of tasks simultaneously with minimal direction.
Ability to exhibit professional objectivity and maintain the highest level of integrity.
Strong relationship management skills and ability to provide guidance to higher management levels internally and externally.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to analyze, report, and communicate findings and solutions.
Ability to get along with diverse personalities, tactful, mature and flexible.
Advanced level of proficiency in MS Excel including lookups and pivot tables.
Knowledge of PowerBI or another relational database a plus.
Occasional travel may be required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or other related business field required.
At least 5 years of experience in accounts receivable/accounts payable.
At least 2 years in a supervisory or lead role.
Requisition ID
2024-23612
Equal Employer Opportunity Statement
KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.
Job Abstracts is an independent Job Search Engine. Job Abstracts is not an agent or representative and is not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with any employer. Job Abstracts uses proprietary technology to keep the availability and accuracy of its job listings and their details. All trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and job descriptions are the property of their respective holder. Job Abstracts does not have its members apply for a job on the jobabstracts.com website. Additionally, Job Abstracts may provide a list of third-party job listings that may not be affiliated with any employer. Please make sure you understand and agree to the website's Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies you are applying on as they may differ from ours and are not in our control.
We would like to take a second to Welcome You to Job Abstracts, the nation’s largest Pure Job Board. With over 3.1 million job listings from 15,000+ Companies & Organizations, we help job searchers find careers that match their interests. As an anonymous user, you have probably discovered how easy our system is to use. However, you have just scratched the surface of what we can offer.
We encourage you to Register so you can use our most powerful features: searching with multiple terms, setting up multiple locations, establishing favorite companies, and accessing your search history. If you find a job you like, you can apply directly for it, and then, keep notes on it. We will also keep a lookout for jobs that match your search terms and email you when we find something you may like.
You can register for free and the system is free to use. If you like our system so far, click on Register and unlock the power required by serious job searchers.
Any time you conduct a search, the system shows you job matches, ranked by their Relevance Score (RS).
The score is calculated by a proprietary algorithm that uses Intelligent Machine Learning.
The Relevance Score tells you how well the job opportunity matches your search term or terms.
When not logged in, the system is limited to one search term. Scores for single term matches are usually lower.
When you register, log in, and set up multiple terms prioritized by importance, the jobs found for you will receive a much higher Relevance Score.