Accounts Receivable Specialist - #262011

Description

Position Title: Accounts Receivable Specialist

Department: Accounting

Classification: full-time, non-exempt

Position Reports to: Staff Accountant

Location: Carlsbad, CA – Hybrid = Tues, Weds, Thurs in office (subject to change)

Salary Range: $28.85 - $33.66 hour ($60k-$70k annual)

Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience.

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable specialist to join our accounting team. This is a hands-on role responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of customer receivables; from fulfilling sales orders, creating invoices, posting payments, maintaining customer accounts, and following up with customers on past due invoices. The ideal candidate is experienced in driving collections while maintaining professionalism.

Key Responsibilities

• Invoicing: Fulfilling sales orders and creating customer invoices, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Payment Processing: Recording and posting customer payments.
• Collections: Monitoring outstanding payments and following up with customers on overdue invoices.
• Reporting: Generating AR reports to be distributed inter-departmentally
• Customer Communications: Addressing customer inquiries regarding billing and payments by email and phone.
• Compliance: Ensuring all AR activities adhere to relevant regulations and company policy.
• Provide back-up support in other accounting areas as needed during employee absences and during peak deadline-driven periods.
• Collaborate with internal departments.
• Ability to travel to annual tradeshow.
  
  

Requirements

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s in business administration or accounting.
• 3-5 years of hands-on accounting and AR experience.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and the accounts receivable process.
• Proficiency using NetSuite ERP software and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
• Familiarity with CRM software, particularly Salesforce.
• High attention to detail and accuracy in handling financial transactions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with collections and dispute resolution.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  
  

Namm Offered Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunities for professional development and growth within the company
• Collaborative work environment with a focus on innovation and passion for music
  
  

NAMM Values commitment

At NAMM we strive to do the right thing with respect, passion, humor, teamwork and accountability.

Do the right thing – This requires courage, discipline, and dedication but not permission. So, just do it.

• Do it with respect – Respect builds trust and energizes people to live responsibly and ethically at work, in our community, and in our world.
• Do it with passion – Passion drives creativity, innovation, commitment, and loyalty.
• Do it with humor – Humor lightens the load and makes the journey more enjoyable.
• Do it with teamwork – Teamwork unites us in our shared Mission and fosters an open expression of ideas.
• Do it with accountability – Accountability raises the bar, rewards achievement, and invites us to grow.
  
  

Diversity Commitment

NAMM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Physical Activities And Requirements Of Position

The physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. However, at the Trade Shows, the noise level is usually high. Hearing protection is provided.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that conditions and requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization.

About NAMM

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit association with a mission to strengthen the $19.5 billion music products industry. NAMM is comprised of 15,400 global member companies and individual professionals with a global workforce of over 475,000 employees. NAMM events and members fund The NAMM Foundation's efforts to promote the pleasures and benefits of music and advance active participation in music-making across the lifespan. For more information about NAMM, please visit namm.org.