Accounts Receivable Clerk

Overview Kadant Carmanah Design, a division of Kadant Canada Corp. is located in Surrey, BC. The company designs and manufactures equipment for the panel and engineered wood products, pulp and sawmill industries. Reporting to the Controller, the successful Accounts Receivable Clerk will be responsible for performing the day to day processing of accounts receivable transactions to ensure our financial records are maintained in an effective, up to date, and accurate manner. Responsibilities • Process new credit applications. • Verify shipments and issue invoices. • Progress billing control, invoicing and reporting. • Posting payments to customer accounts. • Credit collections and updating management on account status. • Responsible for accounts receivable reconciliations • Year-end audit support. • Prepare and provide specialized reporting requests to management upon • Provide backup for Switchboard request. • Special projects as assigned by Controller and VP of Finance, as needed Qualifications • Must have a minimum of 3 years recent Accounts Receivable experience. • Be very organized and detail oriented. • Experience working in a public company internal control environment is an asset. • Experience working with ERP systems. • Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and a take initiative to solve problems. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Experience in a manufacturing environment is an asset. • Must own and exhibit a professional telephone manner and possess exceptional communication skills both written and verbal. • Excellent relationship building and customer service skills. Compensation & Benefits: • Extended Health, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance & AD&D (after 3 months) • RRSP matching program (after 6 months) • Employee Assistance Program • Company events and team activities • Casual dress code • On-site parking• Process new credit applications. • Verify shipments and issue invoices. • Progress billing control, invoicing and reporting. • Posting payments to customer accounts. • Credit collections and updating management on account status. • Responsible for accounts receivable reconciliations • Year-end audit support. • Prepare and provide specialized reporting requests to management upon • Provide backup for Switchboard request. • Special projects as assigned by Controller and VP of Finance, as needed• Must have a minimum of 3 years recent Accounts Receivable experience. • Be very organized and detail oriented. • Experience working in a public company internal control environment is an asset. • Experience working with ERP systems. • Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and a take initiative to solve problems. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Experience in a manufacturing environment is an asset. • Must own and exhibit a professional telephone manner and possess exceptional communication skills both written and verbal. • Excellent relationship building and customer service skills. Compensation & Benefits: • Extended Health, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance & AD&D (after 3 months) • RRSP matching program (after 6 months) • Employee Assistance Program • Company events and team activities • Casual dress code • On-site parking