Ritchie's Flooring is Atlantic Canada's largest flooring supplier, serving residential, commercial, and multi-family customers across the region. The Accounts Receivable (AR) Specialist is responsible for managing incoming funds, maintaining accurate customer accounts, and ensuring timely collection of outstanding receivables. This role plays a critical part in supporting healthy cash flow by monitoring customer payment activity, minimizing bad debt, and supporting the company's credit and collections process.

Key Responsibilities
Monitor customer accounts to ensure payments are received according to established payment terms.
Follow up on overdue accounts through phone calls, emails, and other collection activities.
Process and apply customer payments, including credit cards, cheques, EFTs, and other payment methods.
Oversee the end-to accounts receivable process
Analyze billing trends and provide insights to improve billing process
Investigate and resolve payment discrepancies, short payments, and account issues.
Prepare accounts receivable aging reports and provide updates on outstanding receivables to management.
Work closely with sales, project management, and accounting teams to resolve invoicing and payment issues.




Assist with preparing and sending customer invoices when required.
Review customer credit applications and assist with credit approval processes.
Maintain accurate customer account records and supporting documentation.
Support with account reconciliations.
Identify collection risks and recommend actions to reduce bad debt exposure.
Ensure compliance with company policies and accounting procedures.

Key Performance Indicators
Accounts receivable aging
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
Reduction in overdue balances
Accuracy of customer account records
Timeliness of payment processing

Qualifications
Experience in accounts receivable, collections, bookkeeping, or accounting.
Robust understanding of accounting principles and customer account management.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, lookups, filtering, sorting, and reporting.
Experience with accounting and ERP systems; RFMS experience is considered an asset.
Excellent communication and customer service skills.
Solid attention to detail, organization, and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a rapid-paced workplace.
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📌 Accounts Receivable Specialist Dartmouth
🏢 Ritchie's Flooring Warehouse
📍 Dartmouth