Cash Application Specialist

Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

About the role

Our elevators, escalators, and moving walks safely transport more than two billion people up and down buildings and across transportation hubs every day. As part of the Schindler team, you’ll discover meaningful work that enhances quality of life for communities, and contribute to making places more accessible, inclusive, and sustainable for all.

Responsibilities

• Applies incoming cash (checks, wires, ACHs) to correct customers’ accounts.
• Ensures that unidentified cash is kept to a minimum and proactively investigates for resolution.
• Processes customers’ credit card payments and provides receipts.
• Processes returned items.
• Reconciles monthly cash log to the bank statement.
• Processes customer credits (repair & maintenance, tax).
• Processes outgoing wire payments.
• Files all reports and documentation in the designated area on a weekly basis.
• Backup for other Cash App functions.
• Ensure all work is completed on a timely basis, including taking necessary steps to complete work within a reasonable period after taking vacation or personal days.
• First level escalation for other Cash App team members; functions as Subject Matter Expert.
• Assist in training new hires to the team.
• Creation of Process Documentation.
• Assist Cash Application manager to track and resolve discrepancies between the GL & bank detail, reconcile and correct as necessary to balance the accounts, and perform monthly reconciliations on a timely basis.

The Accounting Associate must possess good interpersonal skills in order to work effectively within a team environment and adapt to new assignments and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• 2 – 4 years of work experience in accounting, cash application and/or collections; or an Associates Degree with 1-2 years of previously noted experience.
• Bachelors degree is preferred.
• Three years of work experience in accounting, cash application and/or collections.
• Strong math and analytical skills.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• SAP knowledge preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business documents, contracts, technical procedures, financial reports, legal documents, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

Benefits

• Fully vested 401k match, up to 7% of total eligible compensation.
• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans – effective from first day of hire.
• 3 weeks’ vacation which increases with tenure, 7 sick days, 3 floating holidays, and 8 Company Observed Holidays.
• Tuition Reimbursement – eligible after 6 months of service.
• Parental Leave – 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of a child’s birth or adoption.
• A wide range of development opportunities to boost your professional and leadership growth.