Job Description
Position Title: Accounting Clerk: II
Work Location: Salt Lake City
Assignment Duration: 6 months
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (after initial 2-week full onsite training)
Position Summary: Role: Accounts Receivable Specialist – Government Collections This position focuses on Accounts Receivable collections specifically within the federal government sector. While the role remains AR-based, it is more complex due to limited direct customer communication and a primary reliance on government vendor portals. Responsibilities include submitting invoices for payment, resolving disputes, and processing claims through these portals. The specialist will collaborate closely with internal teams—including Sales Management, Pricing, Contracts, Posting, and Order Entry—to investigate and resolve issues that delay payment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Submit invoices and process claims through government vendor portals
- Resolve disputes and payment delays without direct customer interaction
- Collaborate with Sales Management, Pricing, Contracts, Posting, and Order Entry teams to investigate and clear issues delaying payment
Qualification & Experience:
- Prior experience with government collections is strongly preferred
- Proven ability to manage a high-dollar, high-volume AR portfolio (several million dollars or more)
- Experience using vendor portals for invoicing and payment collection
- Comfortable collecting without direct customer interaction
- Strong multitasking capabilities
- Highly developed research and analytical skills
- Effective collaborator who works well with cross-functional internal teams
- Solution-oriented problem solver
- Creative thinker; capable of identifying non-obvious solutions
- Backgrounds in contract review, insurance claims, medical billing, or similar fields translate well
- Experience with SAP or a comparable ERP system is a plus
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 21.70/daily.