Accounts Receivable Clerk

We are looking for an Accounts Receivable Clerk to support accurate payment processing and maintain healthy customer account balances in Louisville, Kentucky. This position plays an important role in keeping receivables organized by ensuring invoices, payments, and account records are handled with precision. The ideal candidate is comfortable working with billing activity, cash posting, and customer follow-up while helping the team maintain timely collections.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor customer invoices and review open balances to help keep receivables current and accurate.
• Post incoming payments promptly and match receipts to the appropriate outstanding invoices.
• Investigate payment discrepancies and resolve account issues by coordinating with customers and internal teams.
• Conduct commercial collections outreach on past-due accounts through careful and timely follow-up.
• Reconcile customer accounts to confirm balances are correct and supported by account activity.
• Prepare and maintain aging summaries to highlight current and overdue receivables by payment status.
• Assist with billing-related tasks to ensure invoices are issued correctly and account records remain up to date.
• Experience supporting accounts receivable functions in a business or office environment.
• Working knowledge of commercial collections practices and customer account follow-up.
• Ability to process cash applications accurately and apply payments to open items.
• Familiarity with billing procedures, account reconciliation, and payment posting activities.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify and resolve discrepancies efficiently.
• Proficiency with standard office software and accounting or ERP systems used for receivables.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with customers and internal stakeholders.