Cross Country Automotive Services has a great new opening - the Accounts Receivable Manager will be responsible for the direct management of the accounts receivable accounting, cash applications, collections, overall credit management and related operational reporting.  This person will combine excellent accounting and operational practices with superior customer and client relationship skills.

This person will have 5 - 7 years progressive accounts receivable, credit and collection, and management experience.  Detailed leadership experience and the ability for consistent hands-on management of supporting resources is critical.  Business-to-business OEM billing environment experience preferred.  Experience with a Tier One financial system, Oracle 11i a plus, in particular the general ledger and accounts receivable functions.  Experience with preparing financial, cash, and billing analysis.  Demonstrated proficiency with spreadsheet and data base management applications.

Ensure timely collection of client trade receivables primarily in an OEM billing environment.  Monitors paying habits of clients and initiates appropriate action in accordance with company policy.  Coordinates collection efforts with account management as well as directly with client. Provides thorough documentation of ongoing resolution process for all open customer/client accounts.  Ensures prompt resolution of disputed/rejected amounts.  Monitor, assess and communicate risk of open trade receivable balances.  Prepares analysis to support the company’s trade receivable reserve position.

• Ownership of all receivables, contra accounts, and cash collections
• Management of collection, cash application, and reject resolution staffing
• Receive and process client remittance files
• Identify rejected items requiring additional action and coordinate with account management and billing coordinators
• Investigate complaints; verify accuracy of charges or correct errors to account
• Review open balances to select delinquent accounts for collection efforts
• Provide cross-functional leadership with the account management team, accounting, and billing regarding receivables, credit, and collection issue resolution
• Lead collection effort with internal and external customers
• Develop queries, prepare and distributes reports to management
• Maintain appropriate records of files, documents, etc.
• Provide project leadership associated with all process improvement initiatives impacting receivables, cash applications, and reject resolution
• Ensure timely posting and deposit of daily cash receipts.
• Prepares cash receipts forecast weekly for use by Treasury
• Responsible for month end reporting including DSO calculations, G/L reconciliations, reserve requirements and monthly A/R Analysis
• Evaluate client financial position and recommends accounts to be closed, credit limit reduced or extended, or collection attempted based on credit history
• Confer with representatives of credit organizations, loan associations and banks to exchange information regarding credit ratings
• Updates Company’s annual D&B reports
• Duties and tasks are varied and complex, are performed under general supervision and typically require originality and/or ingenuity