Accounts Receivable Specialist - Aviation Insurance - New York, NY

Do you have a pilot’s heart and an accountant’s attention to detail?  If so, we’d like to hear from you!  We currently offer an excellent opportunity for an Accounts Receivable Specialist in our New York City Home Office.   

The successful candidate will support the Collections Supervisor in a variety of projects and activities such as: producing billing statements to be invoiced to clients, posting payments, maintaining records of accounts receivable and accounts payable activities, development of project briefs and status reports.  The Accounts Receivable Specialist will ensure account integrity by analyzing, finding and correcting discrepancies in records and will perform duties and responsibilities which include but are not limited to the following: 

Position Responsibilities:

• Managing customer accounts receivable by ensuring timely invoicing and receipt of payments. 
• Maintaining and balancing subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, reconciling and posting transactions.
• Contacting customers who are overdue on payments, and ensuring timely payment of invoices. 
• Responding to customer questions concerning payments and charges. 
• Ensuring that accounts payable invoices have appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment. 
• Ability to research, in a timely manner, any unapplied receipts on various subsidiary ledgers.
• Creating and updating custom reports in MS Excel, Access and SAP.
• Maintaining and updating policies and procedures for all assigned tasks. 
• Preparing materials for and scheduling meetings, conducting research, and performing other miscellaneous accounting and administrative tasks as assigned.

Position Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Major in Accounting or Finance preferred; Minor in Management Information Systems desired.
• One to three year’s prior Accounting industry experience desired.
• Proficient user of MS Excel, Access and SAP necessary.
• Knowledge of and/or prior experience in collection migration a plus.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing including interacting with employees and vendors in a professional manner needed.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interface with all levels of management necessary.
• Capability of projecting a hands on style within the team environment and also have the ability to work independently when necessary.
• Strong problem solving skills essential, including the ability to conduct thorough research in order to identify issues required.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and goal oriented needed.
• Ability to work well under time constraints to meet daily/monthly closing deadlines required.
• Punctuality and reliability necessary.
• Ability to work from the Company’s physical office location needed.

About Us:

America’s First Name in Aviation Insurance -- Our tagline is far more than just a marketing slogan – it’s literally true. In 1928, two enterprising pilots developed the idea of offering specialized insurance to the aviation industry. Working diligently, they established USAIG, an insurance pool composed of insurers dedicated to providing expertise in aviation underwriting and claims handling.  USAIG quickly became and today remains a leading insurance provider to all segments of the aviation and aerospace industry.  United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. (USAU) manages an insurance pool of member companies, United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) and underwrites on behalf of the member companies within the USAIG pool.  USAIG’s wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Aviation Insurance Managers (CAIM), manages the Canadian Aircraft Insurance Group (CAIG) insurance pool.  We are a subsidiary of General Re Corporation, a leading global reinsurer, and a member of the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. family of companies.