Accounts Receivable Specialist

Overview

First Supply, a fifth-generation family-owned company, has served the Upper Midwest for over 125 years. Guided by our Employee Value Proposition, Where Tradition Meets Innovation, we foster a workplace where people learn, grow, and contribute to a company that values its heritage while embracing progress. Our teams take pride in supporting customers and communities, creating meaningful work and rewarding careers every day. 

First Supply is seeking an exceptional Accounts Receivable Specialist to enhance our team of dedicated professionals.  This is an exciting entry level opportunity for someone looking to grow accounting career.  We value your opinion, help you reach your goals, and make it easy for you to maintain a work-life balance. Hours are Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm.

In addition to the candidate possessing strong negotiation and problem-solving skills, we are looking for a self-starter with a solid work ethic and someone who is intuitive and brings new ideas to increase efficiencies within the credit team and who has excellent interpersonal skills.  Start your career today and have fun while doing it!

The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for the receivables process related to cash application of payment and timely discrepancy resolution. They provide support to the Manager and other accounting functions with an emphasis on customer service, research and analysis and problem resolution.

Responsibilities

• Pull credit reports for potential new customers
• Contact customers concerning issues with their accounts and follow through with timely corrective measures 
• Prepare account reconciliations as needed
• Post payments from customers daily to their accounts in an accurate and timely manner, looking for any issues that can be addressed through cash application and mediate acceptable resolution with the customers
• Accurately prepare a bank daily deposit slip basis and provide the Finance Department with the bank transfer amount
• Make collection calls requesting payment of delinquent invoices
• Process Accounts Receivable adjustments and related transactions
• Process bankcards relating to account payments and apply them thru cash application
• Release orders on hold based on departmental criteria
• Generate unapplied cash, open credit memo and open service charge reports monthly; offset entries and review with the Manager for adjustments
• Other duties and training as assigned by the Manager

Qualifications

• Minimum of one years of experience applying cash regularly
• Minimum of two years of Accounts Receivable or related experience
• Computer knowledge and skills with the ability to learn First Supply LLC's  business system 
• Proficiency in ten key data entry
• Excel experience is a plus
• Self-starter with a solid work ethic
• Ability to effectively negotiate
• Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers in written and verbal formats
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to read, speak, understand, and write English
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure

About First Supply

First Supply® is a leading main channel wholesale distributor providing industrial customers and building contractors with an extensive line of products and services. First Supply features manufacturer product lines in the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, builder, waterworks, pump/well & septic, industrial and municipal markets. Headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, First Supply has more than 700 employees in 29 operating facilities serving Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Michigan UP. The company has over $100 million in inventory and over $400 million in annual sales. 

First Supply also owns and operates 18 Kitchen & Bath Stores in 5 midwestern states under the Gerhard's Kitchen & Bath and Kohler Signature Store brands. Gerhard's is the largest, most versatile kitchen & bath store in the upper Midwest. We offer a huge variety of kitchen and bath choices from contemporary to traditional styles, along with service you won't find anywhere else. The Kohler Signature Stores are a kitchen and bath showroom that provides a distinguished Kohler experience where designers and homeowners can get hands on with hundreds of products, exclusively from the Kohler brands!

First Supply LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.