Accounts Receivable Clerk

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Beechwood Sales & Service

Posted 19 days ago

Full Time

New Berlin, Wisconsin

In Person

Smart Summary

This role is responsible for managing customer and chain accounts, including invoicing, payments, disputes, and reconciliation to ensure timely and accurate receivables processing. Key duties involve creating and reviewing A/R reports, researching payment discrepancies, entering necessary account adjustments, and handling customer communications regarding account status.

Beechwood Sales & Service is looking for a detail-oriented Accounts Receivable Clerk. Key requirements include an Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, strong Excel skills, and excellent communication abilities. The role involves managing customer accounts, resolving payment discrepancies, and maintaining accurate records in a fast-paced environment.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Invoicing

Payment Processing

Account Reconciliation

Spreadsheet Management

Data Analysis

Reporting

Error Research

Account Adjustments

Communication

Organization

Detail Orientation

Prioritization

Excel

Job Description

Beechwood Sales and Service is a family owned and operated beer distribution company located near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  We represent the world’s best breweries including Anheuser-Busch, Diageo-Guinness, Sierra Nevada, New Glarus, and more.  We are proud of our high level of service and commitment to our employees, which has earned us several recognitions as a Top Workplace by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  We offer an opportunity to work with world-class beer professionals in a vibrant and engaging environment.  Beechwood provides industry leading benefits including competitive salaries, outstanding healthcare, a generous retirement package, paid vacation and holidays, career training, and opportunities for growth and development within our organization.

Beechwood Sales & Service is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Accounts Receivable Clerk to support our accounting team. This role is responsible for maintaining customer accounts, resolving payment discrepancies, and ensuring timely and accurate processing of receivables. The ideal candidate is highly organized, comfortable working with large volumes of data, and able to communicate professionally and confidently with customers, even in challenging situations. This is a full time, onsite position located in New Berlin, WI. 

Essential Job Functions:

  • Manage customer and chain accounts, including invoicing, payments, disputes, account reconciliation, and overall account maintenance to ensure accurate and timely receivables.
  • Create, maintain, and review spreadsheets, aging reports, and other A/R reporting tools to monitor account status and identify issues.
  • Review aging and unmatched items to research short payments, missed payments, and posting errors, and communicate findings with proper documentation.
  • Enter account adjustments, write-offs, NSF items, invoice corrections, and other necessary updates to maintain accurate customer balances.
  • Maintain various A/R control lists and aging reports, including hold lists, missing items, over-60 accounts, and other status reports.
  • Review non-delivery or hold accounts to determine payment status and coordinate updates with internal teams.
  • Assist with annual compliance-related processes, such as license holds and required customer notifications.
  • Handle phone calls and emails, navigate difficult or sensitive conversations professionally, explain account issues clearly, and work collaboratively to resolve problems efficiently.

Essential Job Requirements:

  • Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
  • Strong Excel and spreadsheet skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

Communication & Interpersonal Skills:

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to navigate difficult or sensitive conversations with customers in a professional, calm, and solutions-focused manner.
  • Confidence in explaining account discrepancies, payment issues, and required documentation.
  • Ability to build positive working relationships with both external customers and internal partners.

Why Join Us?

  • Career development with in-house and on-the-job training
  • 401K with company match + profit sharing
  • PTO + paid holidays
  • Platinum-level health coverage including medical, dental and vision insurance with low deductibles and low premium contributions
  • Wellness benefits, tuition assistance, cell phone discounts

Sheehan Family Companies is an equal opportunity employer. 

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Beechwood Sales & Service

Beechwood Sales & Service is a Top Workplace in Southeast Wisconsin as recognized by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. This marks our eighth year receiving this prestigious designation. It is our vision, commitment to our team and collaborative approach with all stakeholders that make Beechwood Sales and Service the industry leader in beer distribution in Wisconsin. For more than 34 years, the company’s success has been driven by the efforts and dedication of hundreds of employees, the quality of the products, and a commitment to providing superior service to our retail customers. Beechwood Sales and Service is owned and operated by the Sheehan Family since 1987. When the Sheehan’s acquired Beechwood, the operation included 38 employees and a small facility in West Allis. Beechwood soon outgrew its original building and moved to New Berlin, where the company built a new state-of-the-art facility in 2001. We now employee over 300 dedicated team members and utilize four warehouse facilities across Wisconsin. With consistent growth and ongoing investments of tens of millions of dollars in its facilities and people, the company is committed to maintaining its strong foundation and creating value for all stakeholders. Our team works hard every day to make more than 2,000 packages available to over 8,000 customers in Wisconsin. The Beechwood portfolio features Wisconsin’s best selection of domestic, craft, and import products from breweries such as Anheuser-Busch, New Glarus, Guinness, Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, Third Space, Milwaukee Brewing Company, Good City, 3 Sheeps, and more. Our commitment to establishing best in class partnerships is a foundational principle at Beechwood. We are proud to partner with the very best brewers and importers in the industry. Beechwood’s significant successes are due in great measure to a commitment to and investment in people – from delivery personnel and warehouse staff to the sales force and administration, Beechwood has no

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