Accounts Receivable Clerk
An Accounts Receivable Clerk is responsible for the organization, compilation, and archiving of financial documents that involve billing of people or businesses that are indebted to the company. He or she is tasked to create, keep, and oversee all kinds of invoices dealing with unpaid business contracts. Since an Account Receivable Clerk manages the debts of customers and other institutions to the company, he or she is assigned to guard the processes involving negotiations on credit, extension of terms of payment, approval of applications for credit, and other issues regarding the payment of debts. He or she is also responsible in communicating with financial institutions like banks, credit unions, and other credit companies, and in ensuring that there are no discrepancies between the information known in these institutions and in the company. An Accounts Receivable Clerk is expected to be effective both in working individually and within a group, as the job calls for a systematic execution of several tasks.
Some companies consider hiring high school graduates as Accounts Receivable Clerks; others prefer individuals who have a Bachelor’s Degree in business-related courses like Commerce, Accounting, and Business Economics, if not at least 2-4 years of solid experience in the particular field. Accounts Receivable Clerks have a high opportunity to be promoted to higher positions, with excellent performance and mastery of skills involving the processes and activities within the accounting department. The average paycheck of an Accounts Receivable Clerk in the United States is at least $ 33,000 per year, depending on location and experience.
