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[00:00] if you're thinking about applying for a job in accounts receivable you may be wondering what exactly an accounts receivable specialist does on a day-to-day basis.
[00:09] well accounts receivable refers to money owed to a business from third parties such as customers other businesses and anybody else.
[00:18] so people who work in accounts receivable jobs help manage these receipts.
[00:23] let's take a large law firm as an example.
[00:25] lawyers at the firm will typically advise clients on legal matters and send them an invoice at a later date.
[00:33] they give their clients payment terms of 30 days which means the clients have 30 days to pay without incurring any penalties such as interest or late fees.
[00:43] because the invoices are not paid for immediately the law firm is effectively selling their services on account to their customers.
[00:49] and because the money needs to be received at some point in time each invoice becomes an accounts receivable item in the law firm's accounts.
[00:58] the process of issuing the invoices to
[01:02] the process of issuing the invoices to clients and chasing up payment is dealt.
[01:04] clients and chasing up payment is dealt with by the accounts receivable.
[01:05] with by the accounts receivable Department.
[01:07] Department so in a nutshell accounts receivable.
[01:10] so in a nutshell accounts receivable Specialists help manage the process of.
[01:12] Specialists help manage the process of receiving payments for customer invoices.
[01:16] receiving payments for customer invoices more specifically the day-to-day tasks.
[01:18] more specifically the day-to-day tasks of accounts receivable Specialists.
[01:20] of accounts receivable Specialists include entering new customer details.
[01:23] include entering new customer details into the accounting system creating.
[01:25] into the accounting system creating invoices and sending them to clients.
[01:27] invoices and sending them to clients calling clients to inquire about.
[01:29] calling clients to inquire about payments that are due identifying and.
[01:32] payments that are due identifying and reconciling receipts from clients.
[01:34] reconciling receipts from clients monitoring unpaid accounts producing.
[01:37] monitoring unpaid accounts producing regular reports for management and.
[01:39] regular reports for management and helping to collect on overdue accounts.
[01:42] helping to collect on overdue accounts given the nature of the job and the.
[01:44] given the nature of the job and the day-to-day tasks involved it's.
[01:46] day-to-day tasks involved it's advantageous to have good system skills.
[01:48] advantageous to have good system skills if you're planning on applying for an.
[01:49] if you're planning on applying for an accounts receivable job.
[01:51] accounts receivable job it's also helpful to enjoy dealing with.
[01:53] it's also helpful to enjoy dealing with people as you may be in regular contact.
[01:55] people as you may be in regular contact with customers.
[01:57] with customers but if you don't have much experience.
[01:59] but if you don't have much experience with these things don't worry accounts.
[02:01] with these things don't worry accounts receivable jobs are often entry-level.
[02:03] Receivable jobs are often entry-level positions.
[02:06] Which means you don't need a lot of experience to apply.
[02:08] As long as you're enthusiastic, motivated, and willing to learn, you may find that you can get a start in accounts receivable with very little experience.
[02:17] So that's it for our look at what an accounts receivable specialist does on a day-to-day basis.
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