Accounts Receivable Clerk / Collections

Accounts Receivable Clerk / Collections

Company: Ply Gem Canada

Location: Calgary, AB

Job type: Full-time

As part of the Cornerstone Building Brands family, Ply Gem is North America's leading manufacturer of exterior building materials, including windows, siding, stone, and 40 other categories. We currently have an opportunity for a highly motivated junior sales professional to join our team.

Join our winning team:

We will empower you to make a meaningful impact on our success while pursuing a wide range of opportunities to meet your personal aspirations for development and advancement within a stable, growing Canadian industry leader.

We offer:

• Salary, plus commission.
• RRSP match.
• Extended health, vision and dental care.
• Competitive vacation time and flexibility in work schedule and location.
• Personal wellness program.
• Car allowance

Cornerstone Building Brands (PlyGem Canada) is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Clerk / Collection II to join our team.

As a Collector II, you will play a crucial role in the financial management and debt recovery process for our organization. You will be responsible for analyzing and managing Accounts Receivable, ensuring timely payments, and minimizing bad debt losses. This position offers an excellent opportunity for individuals to work cross functionally across the organization.

Job Duties

• Communicate with clients in a professional and empathetic manner to discuss overdue accounts, negotiate payment plans, and resolve outstanding issues.
• Navigate collection software to monitor Accounts Receivable to identify overdue accounts.
• Ability to perform simple account reconciliation: Investigate and work with other departments within the organization to resolve disputes and discrepancies related to billing, invoices, and payments.
• Provide excellent customer service and address customer inquiries promptly and professionally.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records of interactions and customer contact and collection efforts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field may be preferred).
• Previous experience in credit and collections, Accounts Receivable, or a related financial role is often required.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, credit analysis, and financial reporting.
• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

Collections is a vital link between the finance department and the organization's customers. They help ensure that the company's cash flow remains healthy by minimizing overdue accounts while maintaining positive relationships with customers.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preparing, posting, verifying and recording customer payments and transactions related to AR
• Investigating and resolving payment discrepancies. Developing relationships with our customers to ensure smooth reconciliations and payments
• Working with Sales representatives to maintain customer files as well as creating new ones
• Responsible for high volume, complex data entry
• Responsible for matching vendor invoices with receiving copy of purchase order to ensure all information is consistent and process payment according to established department procedures
• Responsible for answering supplier inquiries that occur
• Perform the necessary filing setup and maintenance that occurs
• Perform any other duties as requried

Qualifications

• High School Diploma; Associate Degree preferred
• Minimum of two years related accounting experience
• Strong computer data entry skills
• Detail oriented with the ability to solve problems
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Proficient with accounting software
• Ability to work in an open office environment
• Ability to always maintain confidentiality

Who we are:

Ply Gem Canada is a growing company in the building products industry backed by Cornerstone Building Brands, providing us with stability and strength in the North American market. We produce a continuous stream of market leading products and services. We are creative and seek to recognize, embrace and apply new ideas and commercialize them more quickly than our competitors. We relentlessly seek to raise the bar on our products and services and have established a reputation for innovation, quality and service that differentiates us from our competitors and enables us to tailor products and services to be the market leader.

Ply Gem Canada is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including those with disabilities. We will accommodate applicants’ needs, upon request, throughout all stages of the recruitment process. Please inform us of the accommodation(s) that you may require. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially. #CLP

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Accounts receivable: 1 year (preferred)
• Manufacturing: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person