Accounts Receivable Analyst I

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members' unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective:

The Accounts Receivable Analyst I is an entry-level role responsible for supporting routine accounts receivable operations across plant locations. Core responsibilities include posting invoices, verifying key account data, and responding to basic internal inquiries related to customer transactions. This role plays a foundational part in ensuring billing accuracy and data consistency within the order-to-cash process. The Analyst I follows standardized procedures for document review and system entry and escalates unresolved issues to senior team members. The position requires attention to detail, process adherence, and the ability to manage repetitive tasks with consistency. This role supports smooth AR processing and contributes to timely cash application and customer account maintenance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Quickly and thoroughly match credits to invoices.
2. Respond to inquiries from internal staff or accounting teams.
3. Fulfill customer set up requests.
4. Support AR processing for dedicated plants.
5. Manually process bills for all intercompany and external transactions.
6. Maintain document control and send documents for approvals as necessary.
7. Support team audit preparation by maintaining consistent and traceable documentation practices.
8. Understand and follow SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).
9. Maintain accuracy in all AR entries and support transaction validation.
10. Uphold confidentiality and ensure safe system usage.
11. Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.

Working Conditions:

1. Primarily working indoors, office environment.
2. May sit for several hours at a time.
3. Prolonged exposure to computer screens.
4. Repetitive use of hands to operate computers, printers, and copiers.

Qualifications:

1. High school diploma or GED required.
2. 1+ years of clerical, administrative, or customer service experience preferred.
3. Basic understanding of accounting or financial concepts is preferred.

Essential Functions:

1. Process transactions for dedicated plant systems.
2. Process manual billing for all intercompany and external transactions.
3. Communicate effectively to build professional relationships.
4. Maintain compliance with SOX, security, confidentiality, and safe system usage policies.
5. Properly follow audit procedures/policies & respond to audit documentation requests as needed.
6. Access and utilize SOPs effectively.
7. Maintain a general understanding of how transactions affect inventory.

Competencies:

1. Effective time management and task prioritization.
2. Personal accountability for work quality and deadlines.
3. High attention to detail.
4. Ability to handle confidential information appropriately.
5. Clear written and verbal communication skills.
6. Basic computer and software proficiency (Microsoft Office, ERP platforms).
7. Team-oriented mindset.
8. Problem-solving and basic conflict resolution.
9. Demonstrates Lippert's core values in daily actions.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This role does not have any supervisory responsibility upon hiring.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to talk and hear. This position may be active and requires standing and sitting with occasional walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the workday. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time hourly position. Typically, Monday through Friday 8-5 p.m. with occasional night and weekend hours.

Travel:

This role does not have any supervisory responsibility upon hiring.

Preferred Education and Experience:

1. High school diploma or GED required.
2. 1+ years of administrative or clerical experience, or relevant education.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
N/A

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be legally authorized to work in 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 Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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