Accounting Department Support and Customer Assistance

JobGiraffe is an employment agency that has 4 offices in the Chicago-land area and places thousands of people yearly in great jobs of salaries up to $100k!

Our client, an innovative international distributor of medical training equipment, would like to hire a special person who can handle both Accounting Support and Customer Assistance.

This is the perfect position for someone with strong accounting skills/experience who also enjoys variety, including working directly with customers.

• Processing customer payments over the phone and via email/fax
• Posting cash
• Assisting with the A/P and A/R process
• Creating regular and special reports in Excel
• Reviewing, researching and resolving billing discrepancies
• Checking customer lines of credit
• Reviewing past due accounts
• Providing 'light' collections support
• Offering administrative support within the Accounting Department
• Answering incoming customer phone calls

• Any degree in Accounting or Business
• OR two years of on-the-job accounting and customer service experience
• Intermediate Word and Outlook skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Must have great customer service skills
• Must enjoy interacting with customers by phone and email
• Must be willing to assist around the office as needed