The Role
Manage all accounts receivable functions including collections, cash application, dispute resolution, GL reconciliation, credit approvals and exposure monitoring. Lead efforts to reduce aging balances, resolve billing issues with sales, foster customer AP relationships, and supervise AR staff while improving reporting and collection performance.
Summary Generated by Built In
Accounts Receivable Manager
Kimball Equipment Company
Salt Lake City, UT
Kimball Equipment Company is a privately held, 80-year-old equipment distribution company based in Salt Lake City, UT. With 15 locations in 7 states in the West, we are looking for a seasoned Accounts Receivable Manager to join our team. In conjunction with our Credit Manager, the AR Manager will oversee collections, cash application, AR reporting, and credit application processing.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for all AR functions, including collections, dispute resolution, cash application, and account and GL reconciliation
- Manage customer credit risk, including credit approvals, limits, and ongoing exposure monitoring
- Drive reduction in aging balances and improve collection performance
- Lead escalation efforts on delinquent accounts while maintaining customer relationships
- Ensure accurate and timely application of payments across all methods (ACH, wires, checks, credit cards)
- Monitor and resolve unapplied cash, short payments, and discrepancies
- Work moderately with sales tax software
- Work closely with sales teams to resolve billing and collection issues
- Communicate and develop healthy relationships with our customers’ AP departments
- Foster a culture of responsiveness, ownership, and high performance
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of AR, credit, or collections experience
- Supervisory or leadership experience
- Strong understanding of credit risk, collections strategy, and financial reporting
- Experience within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem
Intangible Skills
- Strong leadership and accountability
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to prioritize and deal with frequent interruptions
- Desire to contribute to the team and its success
- Genuine curiosity
- Sense of urgency
- Optimism and high ambition
- Desire for constant improvement
- Ability to take initiative when necessary
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of AR, credit, or collections experience
- Supervisory or leadership experience
- Strong understanding of credit risk, collections strategy, and financial reporting
- Experience within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem
- Strong leadership and accountability
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to prioritize and deal with frequent interruptions
- Desire to contribute to the team and its success; genuine curiosity
- Sense of urgency, optimism, high ambition, and desire for constant improvement
- Ability to take initiative when necessary
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