Accounts Receivable Clerk

Responsibilities
The Accounts Receivable Clerk is responsible for performing administrative and general accounting tasks related to reviewing, monitoring and processing of all incoming payments by:

• Daily posting of contribution reports and deposits received via lockbox, incoming EFT payments and cheques received by mail or courier;
• Maintaining assigned trust fund accounts, ensuring they are updated and interacting with employers to address any variances; and
• Completing month-end accounting tasks within required deadlines.

The office location is in Etobicoke at The West Mall & Dundas and requires 3 days/week in-office.

The Accounts Receivable Clerk Will
DAILY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ADMINISTRATION

• Accesses the bank lockbox daily for assigned trust fund accounts to view cheque deposits received and downloads associated employer contribution reports
• Completes the input of the contribution reports into the Accounting System for health/welfare, pension, taxes and other dues collected under Collective Bargaining agreements.
• Scans all employer contribution reports and attaches documents to the posted entries.
• Conducts daily review of the bank statements against the online Employer contribution submissions and applies payments received to the appropriate submissions.
• Handles daily cheque deposits.
• Completes data entry in an accurate and timely manner whether via manual input or downloading/conversion of client reports received electronically.
• Completes daily reconciliation of all cash receipts to the appropriate bank accounts.

ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE

• Prepares payables cheque requisitions for reciprocal transfers of welfare or pension hours and dollars received in error.
• Updates and posts suspended members as well as temporary eligibility for new member groups as requested through the Claims Administration team.
• Interacts and assists employers with inquiries on outstanding work-month reports, eligibility questions, issues with SIN numbers and outstanding or missing payments.

MONTH END

• Balances cash receipts and bank accounts.
• Processes any additional accounts receivable payments.
• Posts reversal and correction entries for incorrect work-months, subgroups and/or rate classes.
• Reconciles the suspense accounts regularly to ensure contributions received in error are returned to the sender or appropriate local in a timely manner

Note:
This position is also responsible for covering reception duties as required.

To be successful as an Accounts Receivable Clerk with Global Benefits, you will need:
Competencies

• Attention to Detail: Pays close attention to particulars; completes tasks with a high degree of accuracy; understands how details affect work output.
• Collaboration: Works in partnership with others to achieve common goals. Respects other people's viewpoints. Seeks win/win solutions.
• Trustworthy: Is widely trusted and is seen as a direct, truthful individual that is counted on by others as a reliable resource and earns the confidence of clients and team members by consistently meeting or exceeding expectations.
• Interpersonal Skills: Gets along and interacts positively with members, co-workers and others; understands and relates to others.
• Time Management: Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for providing excellent service and issue resolution; acts with customers in mind.
• Problem Solving: Takes systematic and logical approach to addressing problems; identifies and weighs options; makes sound decisions after reviewing all relevant information; anticipates and plans for potential problems; recognizes impact of solutions.
• Self Management: Manages own time, priorities, and resources to achieve goals.

Skills

• Strong computer skills with intermediate to advanced competency level with MS Excel
• Good understanding and application of basic accounting principles
• Proficiency with numbers and strong general math skills
• Efficient and accurate data entry skills
• Proven attention to detail in daily work activities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Education & Demonstrated Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree, diploma or certification in finance, accounting
• A minimum of 1 year of experience working as an accounting clerk (preferred)

What's In It For You

• Learn by working alongside our experts
• Extended health care and dental benefits
• A retirement savings plan with company contributions
• A suite of Health & Wellness offerings
• Mental Health programs and support for you and your family
• Assistance for the completion of industry designations
• Competitive compensation

Global Benefits has over 50 years experience providing high quality and cost effective administration for Multi-Employee Trusteed plans and single employer benefit plans.

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