<p>We are looking for a dedicated Accounts Payable Clerk to join our team in Covington, Louisiana. This is a short-term contract to permanent position within the import/export industry, offering an excellent opportunity for growth and development. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring smooth financial operations by handling invoices, payments, and supporting essential accounting processes.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Manage administrative and clerical tasks for the Accounts Payable and Finance department.</p><p>• Process daily transactions and controls with accuracy while adhering to company policies.</p><p>• Provide outstanding customer service to internal stakeholders and business partners.</p><p>• Assist with internal and external audit procedures as needed.</p><p>• Open, sort, and distribute incoming departmental mail.</p><p>• Organize, log, copy, and file invoices, checks, and other financial documents.</p><p>• Verify, log, and mail checks, including coordinating expedited handling when required.</p><p>• Support special projects and contribute to departmental improvements.</p>
<p>We are looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join a dynamic team in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This is a short-term contract to permanent position offering an excellent opportunity for growth within a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the efficiency of the Accounts Payable process, supporting financial operations, and maintaining compliance with company policies.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Manage the administrative and clerical tasks within the Accounts Payable and Finance Department.</p><p>• Ensure accurate and timely execution of daily financial processes while adhering to company policies.</p><p>• Deliver exceptional customer service to internal business partners.</p><p>• Assist with both internal and external audit processes as required.</p><p>• Open, organize, and distribute departmental mail on a daily basis.</p><p>• Sort, log, photocopy, and file invoices, checks, and relevant financial documents.</p><p>• Verify, record, and process checks, including overseeing expedited handling when necessary.</p><p>• Undertake special projects and assignments as directed by the Accounting Manager.</p>
<p>Robert Half is partnering with a well established but fast growing Baton Rouge company in search of a meticulous Accounts Receivable Specialist. This role involves managing customer credit applications, maintaining customer credit records, and resolving customer credit inquiries. The successful candidate will also monitor customer credit accounts and take appropriate action regarding delinquent payments. This direct hire opportunity offers a fantastic benefits package, flexible, family friendly culture, and hybrid work schedule!</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p><br></p><p>• Efficiently process customer credit applications</p><p>• Maintain accurate records of customer credit</p><p>• Resolve customer inquiries related to credit</p><p>• Monitor customer credit accounts regularly</p><p>• Take appropriate action to collect delinquent payments</p><p>• Reconcile daily and monthly bank reports</p><p>• Maintain a cash spreadsheet by entering all cash activity and reconciling to bank balances</p><p>• Create payment records for checks, wires, and ACH credit transfers</p><p>• Apply customer payments to invoices, balancing to remittance advices</p><p>• Conduct credit checks for new customer verification</p><p>• Monitor customer credit worthiness and communicate significant changes to management</p><p>• Process customer refunds</p><p>• Assist with month-end close by reconciling accounts receivable, unapplied cash, and bank accounts to the general ledger</p><p>• Support the billing and collections staff as required</p><p>• Assist with cash management and forecasting.</p><p><br></p><p>Skills:</p><p><br></p><p>• Account Reconciliation</p><p>• Accounts Receivable (AR)</p><p>• Billing</p><p>• Cash Applications</p><p>• Cash Collections</p><p>• Commercial Collections</p><p>• Microsoft Excel</p>
