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The Accounts Receivables (AR) Specialist manages and optimizes the process of receiving payments from customers, ensuring the company maintains a healthy cash flow. They handle invoicing, payment processing, and follow up on overdue accounts to minimize outstanding debts. By maintaining accurate financial records and performing regular reconciliations, AR Specialists support the overall financial stability and operational efficiency of the organization. Additionally, they provide essential financial reports and analysis to assist management in making informed business decisions.
Accounts Receivables (AR) Specialist responsibilities are:
- Report for assigned schedule in a timely manner, in appropriate attire.
- Ensure invoices are accurate and sent in a timely manner.
- Track invoice status and follow up on overdue accounts.
- Record and process customer payments (e.g., checks, wire transfers).
- Reconcile payments with outstanding invoices.
- Contact customers to follow up on overdue payments and resolve any billing issues.
- Develop and maintain positive customer relationships while ensuring timely payment.
- Implement and maintain a collections process to reduce overdue accounts.
- Identify and resolve discrepancies or issues related to customer accounts.
- Prepare and distribute regular reports on accounts receivables status, including aging reports.
- Provide management with accurate and timely financial information and analysis.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all accounts receivable transactions.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and accounting standards
- Follow established company and safety rules and report deficiencies found.
- Assist with month-end closing activities.
- Support the finance team with audits and special projects as needed.
- Continuously seek process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in receivables management
- Perform other duties as required.
Accounts Receivables (AR) Specialist requirements are:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- 2-3 years of experience in accounts receivables or a related accounting role.
- Experience with accounting software (e.g., BC) preferred.
- Strong understanding of basic accounting principles.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
TW Garner Food Company is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer. To the extent applicable, this contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-300.5(a), and 61-300.10. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified veterans and individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
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What We Do
Back in 1929, a 16 year old Thad W. Garner was graduating from Mineral Springs High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
By driving a school bus and delivering newspapers, Thad managed to save the considerable sum of six hundred dollars. The plan was to use the money for college.
But when a couple from Florida decided to sell their "Dixie Pig Barbecue stand", located just down the road, the young boy spied a real opportunity. For half his savings, Thad was to be the proud owner of the business, which could have just become another sandwich shop if it hadn't been for the handwritten, unique barbecue sauce recipe that came with the investment.
A fellow who owned a barbecue stand in Mount Airy asked if he could buy the special sauce to use in his restaurant, Thad agreed to sell him a gallon of the sauce.
Thad's mother, "Mother Jane", as she was affectionally known by the family, began making the barbecue sauce in pots on her cook stove in the family home. His father, Samuel was a natural-born salesman and began traveling to the North Carolina roads distributing the sauce to restaurants and grocery stores.
Samuel, Thad, Ralph, and Harold became known as the "Four Garners". Customers soon began to request a spicier sauce for barbecue and the "Four Garners" developed the most famous brand of Hot Sauce in the Southeast. Rather than alter the original recipe, they developed a new recipe with hot peppers, vinegar, and salt.
The brothers struggled to name this mighty sauce. The three brothers had a consensus agreement on the name "Mexican Joe" and were satisfied until their father insisted it should be an American name..."maybe Texas..." but "Texas what?"...At that moment Samuel's eyes fell upon his son, Harold, who was nicknamed "Pete". And thats how "Texas Pete" became a legend
