Accounts Receivable Officer

The OFE Group is a growing, privately owned business offering a complete range of transport services through its operations OFE Refrigerated Transport and Expert Logistics. Our services include Steel, Container, General and Refrigerated transport while also offering Warehousing Solutions.

For over 20 years, the OFE Group has enjoyed a trusted relationship with some of Australia’s well-known names. Every day, our teams deliver food, steel, containers, lab supplies, and many more products. Working across multiple sectors, we are entrusted with the timely and safe delivery of our client’s products.

**Opportunity**

Due to growth and internal reorganisation, we require an experienced Accounts Receivable Officer to join our team. The Accounts Receivable position will be reporting to our Office Manager.

To support our growth the OFE Group is investing in new and improved business systems which allow us to do business more efficiently and provides our customers access to valuable information and reports.

As part of this investments in business systems we have also recently moved across to Xero for financials and accounts. We are looking for someone with minimum 3+years of Xero accounts receivable experience.

Working in a motivated team, this is a great opportunity to join a growing business and bring your experience, ideas and initiative to this position.

Based at our head office in Lynbrook working with the administration team, this full-time position will report to the Office Manager.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Reconciliation of customer accounts, allocation of customer payments and processing of credit notes
- Sending out customer statements and following up overdue accounts
- Maintain regular contact with customers to ensure customers are meeting their payment and account obligations.
- Prepare and distribute Weekly Receivables Reports including commentary where accounts are overdue.
- Prepare customer account reconciliations.
- Manage ongoing review and assessment of customer credit risks
- Coordinate the timely review, reconciliation, and response back to customer for customer credit claims.
- Other duties as directed by the Office Manager

**Skills and experience crucial for this role are**:

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal essential to the role.
- At least 5 year(s) of working experience in the related Accounts Receivable field is required for this position.
- Experience working with RCTI based customers an advantage.
- Experience in high volume business is desirable.
- Experience working in an environment with an integrated financial & management system.
- Intermediate computer skills, in using Microsoft Office products (Excel experience preferred)
- The ability to work independently, be pro-active and have a strong attention to detail.
- Proven customer service skills and can work in a fast-paced team environment.

**Salary**: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Day shift

**Experience**:

- Xero: 3 years (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)