Sea-Bird Scientific - Accounts Receivable Specialist (Onsite Role in Bellevue, WA)

Are you…

Interested in working for an international and diverse company?

Interested in working for a company that is dedicated to sustainability?

Looking for a friendly and supporting team?

If so, read on!

Protecting water, the most valuable resource, and driving sustainability is very close to our hearts. You will be part of a flexible, family friendly organization that cares about its people just as it cares about the environment.

We offer:

• Professional onboarding and training options

• Career coaching and development opportunities

• Health benefits & 401(k)

As an Accounts Receivable Specialist at Sea-Bird, you will play a vital role in maintaining the financial health of the organization. Your responsibilities include managing and resolving past due accounts, negotiating payment plans, and ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices. The Accounts Receivable Specialist will also address customer inquiries, reconcile accounts, and assist with daily cash applications and reporting.

The role will be onsite at the Sea-Bird location in Bellevue, WA reporting to the Accounting Manager.
 

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Contact customers daily to resolve past due accounts and determine how to prevent future payment delays.
• Negotiate payment plans with delinquent customers and monitor customer accounts on a daily basis to address and escalate potential issues.
• Ensure accurate coding and processing of invoices for on-time payment and investigate and resolve discrepancies and problems with invoices and payments daily.
• Address customer inquiries and requests with accuracy and urgency, acting as a liaison between the customer and the sales team to reconcile accounts and resolve disputes.
• Reconcile RMA invoices and credits for returned and/or failed products from customers and maintain detailed documentation of customer interactions.
• Assist with the daily application of incoming cash received as Wire, ACH, check, and credit card, and help with daily reporting as needed.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with internal and external customers, communicating effectively via phone, email, or postal correspondence.
  
   

Are you qualified?

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred, with a minimum of 3 years in Accounts Receivable collections.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel; experience with Oracle EBS is a big asset.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Outstanding interpersonal communication and team skills, with a strong sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

Sea-Bird Scientific (www.seabird.com) is the world’s largest developer and manufacturer of products for the measurement of salinity, temperature, pressure, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence, nutrients and related oceanographic parameters in marine waters. We offer products to support best-in-class oceanography and climate science. We offer an entrepreneurial environment that is team-centered, customer-driven, quality-focused, and growth-oriented.

Sea-Bird Scientific is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. We value independent thinking, initiative, teamwork, a relentless pursuit of quality, a playful spirit, and a sense of humor. We like smart people – IQ and EQ – who care about the environment and want to do good in the world. If you want a meaningful role with a company that is making a real difference in one of the most important resources in the world: water, then join our energetic growing team! Help us revolutionize an industry!

Sea-Bird Scientific is proud to be a Water Quality company in Veralto (NYSE: VLTO). Imagine a world where everyone has access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. That is the tomorrow Veralto is creating today. Veralto is a $5B global leader in essential technology solutions made up of over 16,000 associates across our Water Quality and Product Quality and Innovation segments all united by a powerful purpose: Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources.

The salary range for this role is $60,000-$70,000 USD. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Bellevue, WA. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance to eligible employees.

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