Accounts Receivable Special Projects Lead

The Accounts Receivable Special Projects Lead is responsible for serving relationships with internal and external customers by overseeing centralized AR services provided to the Company’s business units across multiple product and service lines. The Accounts Receivable Special Projects Lead also assists to ensure that AR personnel and their activities follow applicable Company policies, procedures, and controls, as well as to adapting such to changes in the Company’s revenue-generating arrangements. This position reports to the Credit Manager, who reports to the Chief Accounting Officer. While this position has no formal direct reports, as Lead this position does act as a SME and assists the Credit Manager with supervision of the AR Team.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Assist the Credit Manager with supervision of the AR team.
• Assist with managing AR team workloads, including diagnosing the root cause of workload imbalances and backlogs and implementing response measures.
• Research and develop metrics based on data driven analysis.
• Interact frequently with Commercial and Finance/Accounting personnel to promote optimal AR team efficiency, including with respect to cash posting, cash application, and AR variance resolution.
• Contribute to identifying and implementing AR and other business process improvements and efficiencies (including technology solutions).
• Understand and act in accordance with applicable Company policies, procedures, and controls, and adapt such to changes in the Company’s revenue-generating arrangements, including by proposing revisions to or developing new policy, procedure, and training documents.
• Represent the AR team for applicable financial and operational IT system projects and assist with system implementation and training activities.
• Provide internal and external audit support regarding AR matters.
• Support ad hoc projects and tasks outlined by Credit and Collections Department management, including supporting other team members.

Job Conditions

Most members of the Credit and Collections Department are currently working remotely with the option of working in the Company’s corporate headquarters in Portland, Oregon (KOIN Tower). Work beyond normally scheduled hours may be required to complete deadline work, especially around month-, quarter-, and year-ends.

Physical Activities Required to Perform Essential Functions:

Ability to: lift, carry, push and/or pull up to 10 pounds occasionally; sit for extended periods of time, up to 6-8 hours per day; keyboard for extended periods of time, up to 1-3 hours per day; stand, walk, bend at waist, twist upper body, be mobile within an office environment and apply sufficient force to open and close filing drawers.

Ability to communicate by speech and hearing, by phone and in person with other divisions within Radius Recycling and external customers.

Visual acuity needed for close detail work, computer work, preparing, and analyzing financial statements, examining documents, data,  and accounting statements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting from an accredited institution, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• 3-5 years’ experience in leadership or supervisory role.
• Superior communication and customer relations skills required.
• 5 years’ experience with cash application, reconciling, and reporting.
• Advanced computer knowledge and experience. Prefer experience with use of multiple software or computer systems. Preference to be given to Oracle 12r, SAI, and/or Legacy experience.
• Microsoft office skills—advanced ability and skills in Excel.
• Strong organization and prioritization skills.
• Attentiveness to detail. Ability to examine work for errors, duplications, and omissions.
• Adaptability, flexibility, and a desire to learn as well as to share knowledge and experience.
• Ability to analyze detailed data; and methodically problem solve.
• Ability to complete repetitive tasks in an accurate manner within a fast-paced environment.
• Strong working knowledge of basic accounting and a solid mathematical and analytical ability. Understanding of subledger/general ledger accounting for A/R transactions.
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team.

PLEASE NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

All U.S. applicants must be 18 years of age or older and all Canada applicants must be 16 years of age or older.

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