• Finance Specialist

    Curtis Lumber Co. (Ballston Spa, NY)


    Job Posting information

     

    Build Your Career with Curtis Lumber!

     

    Founded in 1890, Curtis Lumber is a family owned and operated building materials retailer, one of 100 largest and fastest-growing in the nation. Our employees enjoy competitive pay and excellent benefits coupled with ideal business hours allowing for a healthy work life balance. We recognize our employees hard work and dedication are the driving force of our success, and we continually look for ways to reward them.

     

    Our Corporate Office is looking to find an experienced hard working professional to join our team of Finance Specialists to perform accounting and administrative tasks to ensure efficient processing of financial transactions.

     

    Hourly Rate: $21 - $23 starting rate depending on experience! Annual performance based raises.

     

    + Full Time 40+ Hours per week- Set Schedule

    + Discretionary profit share after one year of employment

    + Six paid holidays and PTO Immediately

     

    Accounts Receivable

     

    + Application of customer payments accurately and timely

    + Perform tax corrections

    + Perform approved adjustments to receivables

    + Reconcile unapplied credits, review, and approved adjustments to receivables

    + Perform daily customer payment deposits

    + Support branch Admin’s dunning efforts

    + Maintain the corporate Accounts Receivable/Collection policy

    + Maintain customer files

    + Handle customer account inquiries

    + Provide on-going assistance to sales staff

    + Execute monthly statement billing - may require weekends

     

    Credit Support

     

    + Apply credit and debit memos to customer accounts

    + Work to resolve customer disputes, chargebacks and short payments

    + Maintain the corporate credit policy

    + Recommend changes in the credit policy to AR/Credit Supervisor

    + Maintain customer files, paper and electronic (credit website)

    + Perform periodic credit reviews of existing customers

    + Process credit applications and give recommendations for credit limit and terms, involving AR/Credit Supervisor for approval.

    + Collection of past due accounts

    + Handle customer account inquiries and make credit decisions appropriate for this position

    + Provide on-going assistance to sales staff

    + Authorize account overrides

    + Review daily/monthly credit reports, i.e. override, 60-day, etc.

    + Coordinate with AR/Credit Supervisor on legal matters and communicate with attorneys to handle credit issues

    + Work with AR/Credit Supervisor to maintain bad debt/check tracking spreadsheets

     

    Accounts Payable

     

    + Review and verify vendor invoices and check requests

    + Ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner

    + Ensure all reasonable discounts are taken on accounts payable

    + Sort, code, and match invoices

    + Set vendors up for payment

    + Enter invoices into system

    + Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments

    + Prepare and perform check runs, when applicable

    + Reconcile accounts payable transactions to ensure vendor accounts are current

    + Monitor vendor accounts to ensure payments are up to date

    + Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues

     

    Accounting

     

    + Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements for sales tax filings

    + Perform monthly vendor account analysis, adjustments, and reconciliations

     

    Education/Experience: Associates degree in Accounting or Finance preferred but not required.

     

    PERKS FOR OUR PEOPLE!

     

    Comprehensive Benefit Package - Medical, Dental, Vision • Competitive Wages • 401k with Company Match • Ideal Retail Hours • Paid Holidays & PTO • Bereavement Pay • Profit Sharing • 529 College Savings • Employee Assistance Program • Tuition Reimbursement • Boot Reimbursement • Employee Discount • Community Events • Employee Referral Program

     

    Email us: [email protected]

     

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    LocationUS-NY-Ballston Spa

    ID2025-3371

    Category Corporate

     

    Position Type Non-Exempt - FT

     

    Min Pay Range USD $21.00/Hr.

     

    Max Pay Range USD $23.00/Hr.

     

    Commission No