Collection Specialist

Position Type: Full-time, Hourly

Location: In Office; Sumner WA

Wage Scale: $20.00 – $25.00 per hour

Benefits: Full-time Regular Employees (and their families) can enroll in medical, dental, vision, and 401K. Employees will also accrue 80 hours of vacation per year for the first 9 years and eight paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with customers regarding past-due accounts
• Communicating discrepancies with management
• Identify slow paying customers and recommend collection
• Perform reconciliation and payments
• Notify debtors of outstanding account balances via phone, email and/or mail to settle accounts.
• Prepare and analyze reports and processes
• Recording of bank deposits, updating and distribution of cash receipts and posting of cash
• Completes a high volume of transaction entries on an ongoing basis throughout
• the month
• Maintain account records by:
  • Ensure aging is up to date
  • Credits and collections are applied
  • Uncollectible amounts are accounted for
  • Miscellaneous differences are cleared
• Adheres to strict deadlines to complete billing
• Gather and verify invoices for appropriate documentation prior to payment
• Support other accounting and finance team members, inventory management and cost accounting

Requirements:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent
• Previous AP and/or AR experience
• Previous Collection experience
• Understanding basic principles of finance, accounting, and bookkeeping
• Strong attention detail and the ability to meet deadlines
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Regular attendance is required

Why get your Career started with Fireside?

With locations in both Oregon and Washington Fireside is the Northwest premier provider of fireplace hearth products and garage doors, specializing in the service and installation of quality fireplaces, garage doors, BBQ, fire-pits and more. We are a growing company that has been in business for over 30 years. We pride ourselves in employee training and encourage employee growth within the company.

Fireside is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, protected veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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