Accounts Receivable Clerk

Accounts Receivable Clerk

Title: Accounts Receivable Clerk

Department: Finance

Location: On-Site – Baltimore, MD Corporate Headquarters

Position Status: Full Time

Shift Schedule: Day

Exempt Status: Non-Exempt Hourly

About CDS Logistics: At CDS Logistics, we are specialists in last mile delivery services for kitchen cabinets, windows, doors, and appliances. We service our customers through a nationwide network consisting of over 80 locations making over 1 million deliveries annually to homes, job sites and retail locations. Our team-oriented approach, together with our proprietary technology, enables us to exceed our customers’ expectations.

We are not perfect, but we try to be. We hold ourselves to the highest standards, ensuring every customer is treated with respect and every order is handled as if it were our own. We support our team members to ensure their career success with training programs, accessible leadership, and ongoing talent development.

Our Mission: “Creating Customers by Servicing Customers”

Our Guiding Principles:

1. Put Safety First

2. Respect For Others

3. Treat Customer Orders Like Our Own

4. Deliver Measurable Excellence

5. Pursue Relentless Improvement

About the Job:

CDS Logistics, a leading nationwide provider of final mile delivery, is seeking an Accounts Receivable Clerk to join our dynamic Accounting team. The role involves ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of receivables operations, processing and monitoring incoming payments, and supporting excellent customer service. Whether you are beginning your career in accounting or bringing prior experience, this position offers the chance to contribute immediately and continue to develop within our organization.

Competencies for Success: 

• Understanding of accounting principles
• Clear and professional communication skills
• Ability to build positive internal and external relationships
• Sound judgment and critical evaluation skills
• Commitment to confidentiality and accuracy

Essential Job Functions

• Post daily collections and financial transactions into the accounting system
• Process customer payments and bank deposits
• Maintain accurate accounts receivable files for new and existing customers
• Prepare and review A/R aging reports for management, highlighting overdue accounts and collection priorities
• Support reconciliation of A/R subledger to the general ledger and assist with audit requests
• Send weekly billing statements and other key communication to clients
• Manage daily credit card requests and record transactions in the system
• Manage new customer set-up
• Monitor and respond to customer inquiries 

This role offers opportunities for growth into broader accounting responsibilities as skills and experience expand.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Coursework, internship, or professional experience in accounting or finance
• Experience with ERP or accounting systems (e.g., Great Plains, TMW)
• Familiarity with Salesforce or other CRM systems
• Experience using third-party payment platforms

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required; AA degree in Accounting or related field strongly preferred
• Strong organizational skills with a willingness to learn and adapt in a team environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Outlook
• Ability to work at a fast pace while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail

Supervisory Responsibility 

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, sit, stand, for 8+ hours per day, use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading, typing and use of wrists, hands, and fingers.

Travel 

No travel is expected for this position.

Work Environment 

This job operates in an office environment. This role routinely uses office equipment such as computers, scanners, copiers, and telephones. This position also operates near a warehouse environment, however only trained personally are permitted to access the warehouse environment while observing all safety procedures. This job has the potential to operate in the field on the road throughout the United States.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.