Accounts Receivable Supervisor

Cleveland, OH
Full Time
Manager/Supervisor
Job Title: Accounts Receivable Supervisor
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Job Type: Full-Time

Objectives:
  • To provide day-to-day operational support to the AR Team and respond to departmental requests and questions.
  • To offer guidance and expertise to the Credit & Collections Team, empowering them to consistently excel in key financial tasks within the AR function.
  • This position will actively participate in credit and collections transactional activities on a routine basis in addition to providing guidance for work tasks in the department.
  • Directly supervises three employees in accordance with Merit Brass Company’s policies and applicable laws.  This includes setting goals, doing performance reviews and staffing the team.
  • To uphold the Merit Brass corporate mission statement, acting with a sense of urgency and upholding the core values as published.
  • To maintain a professional, ethical and respectful attitude while exercising teamwork.

Responsibilities
  • Investigate and verify the status and reputation of prospective customers applying for credit, prepare documents to substantiate findings and recommend rejection or approval of applications.
  • Establish credit limitations on customer accounts and handle special credit arrangements and deviations from standard terms of payment.
  • Review collection reports to ascertain the status of collections and balances outstanding and to evaluate effectiveness of current collection policies and procedures and provide recommendations for best practices.
  • Communicates daily tasks or projects to team members as assigned by the Accounting Manager.
  • Ensure that all credit and financial information in customer master records is accurate and adheres to departmental policies and procedures
  • Monitor the daily processing of sales invoices and take corrective action on errors identified in invoice batches.
  • Set department performance targets and work plans for the team. 
  • Works with team members to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity within the department.
  • Identifies systems and process improvements and works with the Accounting Manager to develop and implement them. 
  • Performs day-to-day AR transactions as required by the demands of the department, which includes the responsibility for collecting accounts.
  • Make collection calls as required on assigned customers and resolve collection issues by examining customer payment plans; payment history; credit line.
  • Maintains a written record of all collection efforts, promises and commitments exchanged with the customer.
Requirements:
  • High school diploma, G.E.D., or equivalent.
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university preferred but not required.
  • Minimum 5 years relevant A/R experience.
  • Served in a supervisory role preferred
  • Strong computer skills, especially in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word and Outlook.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to communicate to all levels in the organization
Benefits:
  • Competitive salary
  • Health, dental, vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, FSA medical and DCA account, 401K with company match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Friendly and supportive work environment
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