Accounts Receivable Specialist Details

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Owens & Minor - Richmond, VA

Employment Type : Full-Time

At Owens & Minor, our Mission is simple: empowering our customers to advance healthcare. Our teammates continue to play an essential role in the global fight against COVID-19 by working to ensure our healthcare customers have what they need, when they need it, enabling them to focus on the critical task of providing patient care. As a Fortune 500 company with over 15,000 teammates in over 70 countries, Owens & Minor remains laser-focused on delivering on our Mission throughout COVID-19 and beyond. Our $9-billion business includes our Global Solutions and Global Products segments, with core offerings structured across three pillars of excellence: Products, Services, and Distribution.

Our people are the power that propels us. As we continue to navigate unprecedented circumstances, teammate safety remains our top priority, and all of our facilities have implemented enhanced safety and sanitation protocols. Just as our teammates are dedicated to empowering healthcare around the world, Owens & Minor is dedicated to providing the kind of culture and benefits that empower teammates to grow their careers and enjoy the rewarding work they do every day.

Owens & Minor benefits are applicable to Full Time Regular and Permanent Teammates, and include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, available on first working day
• 401(k), eligibility after 30 days of employment
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Development opportunities to grow your career with a global company

Completes accounts receivable tasks related to collecting payments from customers and preventing past due balances

• Collects on all assigned accounts with the objective of ensuring payments are received within contracted terms.
• Reviews daily aging reports for past due balances, overlimit accounts, short-paid balances, and unpaid finance charges.
• Analyzes Excel spreadsheets to categorize outstanding balances and to develop resolution strategies. Uses Excel to parse large amounts of data.
• Prepares detailed spreadsheets for customers and for management.
• Works with customers and with Owens & Minor teammates to resolve disputes.
• Reviews and releases orders throughout the day.
• Makes settlement recommendations to management, and presents approved proposals to customers.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Three or more years of work experience in accounts receivable, credit, collections or a related discipline, required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including formulas, v-lookups, and pivot tables.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.

If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply.

Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran , or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.

Note: Owens & Minor is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our Company via email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our Company. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by our Company as a result of the referral or through other means.