Credit & Collection AR Specialist

About The Chefs' Warehouse
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 35 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 2,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 35,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission: The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

Curious & Creative

Hungry For Food & Results

Entrepreneurial

Forward Thinking & Flexible

Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Position Summary: Under general direction of the Credit Manager, the Credit & Collections AR Specialist calls for maintaining accounts receivable records and resolving credit issues.

What you’ll do:

• Under the direction of the Credit Manager, monitors Accounts Receivable aging and identifies past due accounts.
• Contacts past due customers via phone and email daily.
• Resolves short pay and credit issues in a timely manner.
• Negotiates payment plans as needed.
• Processes new credit applications to determine assigned terms.
• Emails requested invoices and customer Credit Memo(s).
• Research and processes any payment discrepancies
• Research and processes charge backs, returns, and NSF items.
• Answers AR phone/email inquiries and follows up.
• Assists with special projects as required.
• Provide weekly reporting to Credit Manager.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Maintains current aging for a high volume of customers.
• Works closely with sales team.
• Process and post daily payments received.

About you:

• Associate degree in accounting or comparable work experience
• 3 years of experience in accounts receivable, preferably in the food industry
• Organized and detailed.
• Ability to multitask. 

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The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.