Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Specialist - Bedford, MA
About RISI
RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. Our clients -- 95% of the world's leading forest products companies, as well as industry suppliers, financial institutions and consumer products companies -- use our market data, forecasts and analysis to make better decisions that enable their organizations to grow.
With offices in Boston, Brussels, Atlanta, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore and São Paulo, we have a truly international focus. We're small enough that you can see the impact of your work, but big enough to have a wealth of seasoned professionals to learn from -- many of whom are recognized as leading authorities in their fields.
We're a great mix of stability and dynamism. Our oldest product has been published for more than 100 years. On the other hand, one of our keys to success is that we use information technology aggressively to fundamentally improve the value of our information to our customers. We're in growth mode. Thirty percent of our sales come from outside North America, and we're looking for that percentage to grow.
Our size: With 150 employees, we're small enough that you can see the impact of your work, but big enough to have a wealth of people from whom to learn.
We are looking for talented, dedicated people who can help us continue to build on our long-term success while remaining entrepreneurial and responsive to our customers
Accounts Receivable Duties:
- Experienced B2B Accounts Receivable professional
- Contact customers to collect overdue receivables by phone and email
- A high level of communication skills and experience talking to clients regarding billing and collections
- Ability to maintain a professional manner with Sales Team and peers, while maintaining client relations during the collections processl
- Responsible for electronic invoicing for key clients
- Reduce DSO, report metrics, issue credit hold reports to management
- Research and resolve customer issues, and edit and revise invoices per customer requirements
- 2+ years experience in collections, with a customer conscious approach
Accounts Payable Duties:
- Opens mail, enters invoices, seeks approval to pay, codes and processes vendor invoices and check requests
- Ensure accurate and timely data entry, proper coding, expense classification and authorization.
- Reconcile vendor statements in accordance to established time lines
- Processes payments via check or ACH
- Performs other basic clerical duties such as maintaining files, issuing ad hoc statements, make copies of invoices for both internal and external clients as well as but not limited to opening and sorting mail
- Reconciliation of vendor accounts
- Additional projects as assigned
Required qualifications:
- Associates degree or equivalent work experience
- 2 years of Accounts Receivable work experience and 1 year of Accounts Payable experience.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
- Excellent written communication skills
- Strong computer skills specifically in excel and ability to work with multiple software programs
- Ability to multitask
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RISI, Inc. is an EOE.
RISI offers a competitive salary, a fun, team-oriented environment and excellent benefits that include health, dental and life insurance, 401K with company match, short- and long-term disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Vacation and Personal time off.
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and references to jobs@risi.com. We appreciate the time you spent in contacting us and thank you for your interest in RISI.
Find out more about RISI at www.risi.com.
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