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Accounts Receivable Specialist
CNA Financial Corporation
Chicago, IL, United States
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Description
Job Summary
Under general supervision, performs non-repetitive, clerical accounting duties which require familiarity with accounting office practices and procedures, and knowledge of a wide variety of prescribed accounting codes and classifications.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
1. Posting of customer payments to the appropriate receivables and reconciling payments to remittance advice.
2. Assigns prescribed accounting distribution codes.
3. Posts registers or subsidiary ledgers.
4. Accountable for performing account reconciliations. Troubleshoots and analyzes discrepancies. Traces transactions through previous accounting actions to determine source of discrepancies.
5. Collaborates to provide assistance to other staff.
6. Researching payment inquiries from call center teams and provide timing feedback to customers.
7. Resolving exception based accounts receivables transactions.
May perform additional duties as assigned.
Reporting Relationship
Supervisor or above
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
1. Ability to perform basic office or accounting duties (e.g., journal entries, data input)
2. Basic knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
3. Knowledge of computer applications, including MS Office Suite and other business related software.
4. Ability to follow procedures and direction.
5. Effective verbal and written communication skills.
6. Acts with an appropriate sense of urgency to process information in a timely and accurate manner.
Education & Experience
1. An Associate's Degree (two-year program) or equivalent formal training program.
2. Typically a minimum one to two years related work experience.