Junior Collections and Accounts Receivable Specialist

About EliseAI

EliseAI develops cutting-edge conversational AI technology for industries fundamental to our lives: housing and healthcare. Everything is built on the foundation of health and home. Broken systems or ineffective processes in these domains have a disproportionate impact on our quality of life and society’s overall wellbeing. Conversely, any solution or technology that solves problems in these areas will have an impact that ripples far beyond them. 

That’s the only kind of impact we are interested in having at EliseAI. If you get excited by the thought of working really hard on these kinds of problems, then EliseAI is the right place for you.

About The Role

Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Collections/Accounts Receivable Specialist will manage collection efforts, identify slow-paying customers, and escalate non-payers to the appropriate teams. They will also handle customer account reconciliations, assist in streamlining the accounts receivable process by identifying areas for improvement, and assist in other accounting-related tasks. EliseAI is expanding its in-house Accounting department with the goal of building a world-class team that supports the company’s growth by aiding other business functions and providing visibility into business performance. The Collections/Accounts Receivable Specialist will play a critical role in settling past-due invoices and improving the company’s cash flow. This position will be based at our headquarters in New York City.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and collect accounts receivable by communicating with clients via email, telephone, and mail.
• Send invoices and statements to customers.
• Generate "non-standard" customer invoices for third-party billing portal submissions.
• Maintain accounts receivable records to ensure aging is up to date, credits and collections are applied, uncollectible amounts are accounted for, and miscellaneous differences are cleared.
• Maintain up-to-date customer information in the Accounts Receivables CRM.
• Support other finance team members, e.g., posting payments, bookkeeping, preparing bank checks, and ad-hoc projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required; major in accounting, finance, economics, mathematics, or a related field preferred
• Minimum 1-2 years of relevant experience in accounting; public accounting experience preferred; high-growth enterprise SaaS experience preferred
• Knowledge of accounting and finance principles, including US GAAP and accounting topics relevant to enterprise SaaS companies
• Experience with QuickBooks Online and the ability to adapt to new accounting software 
• Experience with Salesforce and other enterprise systems
• Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and Google Suite
• Direct and clear communicator, both written and verbal.  Not afraid to speak up
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment - flexible, adaptable, with high attention to detail, willing to get hands dirty, collaborative

Why Join

Growth and impact. It’s not often that you can get in on the ground floor of a funded startup that’s scaling. That means that instead of following a playbook, you’ll be writing it. Every single day you will be challenged to identify how we can scale and execute on it. You’ll learn what works when you succeed and what doesn’t when you fail. Either way, the rest of the team will be here to support you.

Benefits

In addition to the growth and impact you’ll have at EliseAI, we offer competitive salaries along with the following benefits:

• Equity in the company in the form of stock options 
• Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100%  
• Fully paid parental leave
• Commuter benefits 
• 401k benefits
• Monthly fitness stipend
• Our brand new Midtown south office with an open floor plan, fully stocked kitchen, and company paid lunch
• Fun company social events through our Elise and the City program
• Unlimited vacation and paid holidays

We'll cover relocation packages from outside of the Greater NYC metro area - we'll make the move exciting, not painful.

Job Compensation Range:

The salary range for this role is $50,000-$60,000, based on experience. EliseAI offers a competitive total rewards package which includes base salary, equity and a comprehensive benefits & perks package. Exact compensation is determined based on a number of factors including experience, skill level, location and qualifications which are assessed during the interview process. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided by our Recruiting Team during the hiring process.

EliseAI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].

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