Accounts Receivable Portal Specialist

Job Title: Accounts Receivable Portal Specialist

Why consider a career at MLC?

• Highly collaborative work environment focused on growth and innovation

• Safety and sustainability are top priorities

• Excellent compensation, benefits, generous perks; focused on employee wellbeing

• Great development and advancement opportunities

• Bring your real self to work, come grow with us!

MLC operates the largest lime facility in the Americas and mines some of the purest limestone reserves in the world...and we just went global! The company is committed to development and employee satisfaction. Join our outstanding team!

About the Job

Responsible for managing all MLC Divisions enterprise accounts in accordance with established policies, practices, and procedures in a manner that will result in maximum receivables and efficient order-to-cash receipt with minimum past due balances.

• Maintains all online portal billing systems keeping them up to date and carrying out all requirements for each account. This includes confirming and reviewing purchase orders for accuracy, sending shipping notifications when requested, downloading reports, uploading invoices, modifying invoice formats, working with portal technical team and AP department contacts for assistance on invoice action items and scheduled payments.

• Assesses risk of new customers portal request, AR software and leads the discussion with Sales, Customer Service and Credit Management. Create new process flow documentation for new approved portal agreements.

• Collaborates with internal teams to resolve payment disputes and recommending enhancements to streamline processes across multiple branch locations for all portal customers.

• Assists in managing login and connection request for vendor created portals and 3rd party vendor sites utilized for remittance details.

• Prepares and submits periodic operating report to Credit Manager on the status of receivables and portal accounts. Prepares month-end closing procedures when needed.

• Identifies collection irregularities including credits, deductions, payments on accounts, portal rejections, short payments, disputes and investigating discrepancies. Take steps to prevent accounts from going delinquent. Regularly reviews status of collections to assure that receivables are in a sound condition.

• Perform accounts receivable functions including preparing invoices, credits, misc. invoices, posting payments, summary billing, reconciling invoices, reconciling unapplied receipts, and resolving AR records.

• Request proper documentation from internal departments and present to customer to secure payment. Assists in Credit department email box and provide requested documentation (invoices, statements, PODs, etc.) per customer requests.

• Employees are expected to perform other responsibilities as needed.

Ancillary Functions

• Assist Accounts Payable department as needed.

• Serves in back-up capacity for various Credit functions, including collections, and cash applications.

Requirements

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required. Some relevant college level business courses in accounting principles preferred.

Experience: 3-5 years of related experience in Accounts Receivable or related field required.

Knowledge: Strong knowledge of Accounts Receivable, Customer Service and Credit Collections required. Additional knowledge of portal platforms a plus.

Skills: Account reconciliation, critical and analytical thinking, with proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel, Outlook, and Word. Must possess sufficient computer skills to navigate and develop management resources to maintain portal connections.

Abilities: Able to communicate to customer contacts and internal departments for account resolution, manage multiple portal software platforms and be able to navigate new customer portal relationships with investigative research.

Candidate must be willing to work under minimal supervision at times and be a team player with a problem-solving mentality. Individual must always practice a high level of integrity in their daily work, while always maintaining a professional and positive demeanor.

Candidates must be detail oriented, have strong problem solving, prioritization and organizational skills, and have the ability to multi-task while working under pressure.

The Fine Print

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About MLC

MLC, headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., is a leading global supplier of high-calcium lime products and technical solutions. These offerings bring essential performance and value to a broad range of market applications, including metals, construction, chemical synthesis, water and emissions treatment, glass, textiles, plastics, rubber, agriculture, foods and beverages. With over a century in business, MLC has built a reputation on the quality of its products and services, as well as an unwavering commitment to safety, sustainability and service. The company's expanding global footprint includes a diversified, reliable network of production and distribution facilities in the U.S., as well as in the UK through our Singleton Birch business. For more information, visit our website.

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