Job Summary
M.D. Charlton Co. Ltd. (MDC), Canada’s largest distributor of law enforcement supplies, is looking for an Accounts Receivable Officer. The office is located on Keating Cross Road in Saanichton, BC.

Primary duty will be Accounts Receivable (AR) control and management.

Desirable Skills, Competences, and Qualities:

• Accounts Receivable (AR) control and management, including cost coding/allocations.
• A general understanding of accounting principles is an asset but not required if you have a willingness to learn.
• Highly detail orientated.
• Self-motivated and persistent.
• Office setting experience, and with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Positive attitude towards work.
• A team collaborator and willingness to learn from and support team members.
• Treat every project like our most important. Take pride in work.
• Committed to following through to meet schedules. Strong work ethic.
• A focused approach to customer care.
• Organizational and time management skills to function in a deadline driven environment.
• Communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work well with employees at various levels of the organization.
• Ability and willingness to work independently and in groups.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Post payments from electronic file transfers (EFT’s), cheques, e-mails and telephone calls.
• Prepare bank deposits for cheques and cash.
• Print aging accounts receivable report from ERP system (weekly).
• Print / e-mail and forward AR statements for customers (beginning of the month).
• Balance AR cash receipts to accounting general ledger.
• Reconcile petty cash.
• Call customer/client to follow-up on past due accounts/Create and-or update customer master files as needed.
• Accounts receivable tasks including billings, payments, and deposits.
• Assist Sales Representatives/Agents with customer accounts.
• Perform various tasks and projects as they arise.
• Make collection phone calls on past due accounts on a daily basis.
• Ability to reconcile customer accounts daily.
• Respond to customer inquiries and maintain a workable long-term relationship.
• Properly apply payments to billings and analyze customers accounts.
• Have control of overdue accounts prepare appropriate control reports.
• Understand customer contracts.
• Maintenance of accurate customer files.
• Ensure policy and procedure compliance filing (short-term and long-term storage), including digital archiving.
• Perform ad-hoc related duties as required.

You will be provided necessary training for all the above duties

Education:

• Secondary School (preferred)
• Basic certificate/diploma in accountancy inclusive of accounts receivable module. Other relevant qualifications may be considered.

Experience:

• Accounts Receivable (AR) control experience: 1 year (preferred)

Benefits:

• Dental and Vision care
• Extended health care
• Group retirement Savings Benefit (matched by MDC)
• Free parking

Shift:

• Monday to Friday ,7.5 hrs daily

Start date:

• Immediately if available

MDC offers a competitive salary and benefits. Due to the nature of the business, the successful candidate will require a criminal record check.

MDC believes in providing and maintaining a work environment that is free from harassment, sexual harassment, and discrimination.

Please drop your resume off at our office:

 2200 Keating X Rd, Unit E
 Saanichton, BC V8M 2A6

Or send your resume via email to sanjeeve@mdcharlton.ca (Attn: Financial Controller).