Accounts Receivable Manager

Job Type : Exempt

Pay : Salary

Benefits:

• Benefits Available and vary per position and location.

Are you a real go-getter looking for an amazing opportunity with a nationwide full-service-utility contractor offering competitive wages and incredible benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you!

Since 1928, Asplundh has been dedicated to safe, efficient, and innovative line clearance services for the utility industry. Reliable, uninterrupted power is an important service provided by the world's electrical utilities and Asplundh has the expertise to help keep the power flowing. Diversification over the years has opened up vegetation management services to other specialized markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter vegetation services, and departments of transportation.

A family-owned and operated corporation headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh has grown to employ over 36,000 service professionals throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Hands-on experience with managing and supervising the accounts receivable department and ensuring the payments are collected from clients on time.

• Responsible for managing A/R shared service functions for the Parent and 40+ subsidiaries.

• Prepare reports of regular intervals (monthly, quarterly, and annual) and making forecasts on payment flow.

• Work to facilitate cash flow into the company by implementing collection strategies and improving any billing/process issues delaying payment.

• Manage consolidated cash application function across multiple bank accounts with the goal of having all payments applied accurately the day they are received.

• Provide weekly and monthly reporting to senior management on past due accounts, storm customers, variances in A/R, and more

• Work with newly acquired companies to roll them in to the Parent’s ERP system and establish best practices going forward.

• Must be willing and able to communicate clearly, concisely, and timely with personnel at all levels.

• Responsible for leading recurring A/R calls with upper levels of management.

• Continually work with IT to further automate cash application and reporting functions.

• Ensure timely monthly and yearly closes of A/R, including closing cash, journal entries, bad debt, interest charges, etc.

• Work with external auditors to close out consolidated and subsidiary audits timely and without issue.

• Provide continued leadership, training, and employee development to staff of ten.

Basic Qualifications:

• Ten+ years’ experience in A/R related functions, including collections, cash application and/or billing. Prior management experience of five+ years preferred.

• Four-year degree, preferably in accounting or related field. CPA is a plus.

• Prior experience with large ERP systems and AR collection software (Esker, High Radius, etc.)

• Demonstrated ability to consistently improve processes and procedures.

• Technically savvy with high-level of proficiency in Microsoft office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Strong Excel skills required (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, etc.). Ability and desire to train staff in this area.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate and work with employees ranging from billing clerks to CFO.

Pre-Screen

• Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

Physical Requirements:

• Rarely: walking, kneeling, squatting, crawling, seeing distant, climbing on/off truck, climbing, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., depth perception, color vision, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting up to 10 lbs., lifting up to 50 lbs.

• Occasionally: standing, stooping, body twisting, gripping, reaching, range of motion, climbing stairs.

• Frequently : sitting, sense of touch, manual dexterity, speaking clearly, reading, hearing-speech range.

• Constantly: seeing.

About Us:

As a full-service utility contractor, Asplundh performs tree pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance, vegetation management with herbicides, and emergency storm work and logistical support. Asplundh is the parent company of Asplundh Infrastructure Group whose subsidiaries provide overhead and underground line construction, planning and design, meter reading and AMR/AMI installation, electrical testing, and street lighting/traffic signal services. Asplundh also operates Rotor Blade Airborne Utilities Management, overhead electric distribution, and transmission lines using MD 500 helicopters.

Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.