Staff Accountant, Accounts Receivable

Finance Brooklyn, New York (Hybrid)

Title: Staff Accountant, Accounts Receivable

Hours: Full-time

Location: NYC-based or Fully Remote

Compensation: The salary range is $65,000 to $75,000, depending on the candidate’s experience and location. Our full offer includes benefits like fully covered healthcare, a company bonus plan, and equity stock options.

Our Benefits:

• Comprehensive healthcare plans (medical, dental, vision). BioLite pays 100% of monthly premiums.
• Paid holidays, PTO, and family leave
• Free One Medical membership (Location dependent)
• Community bonus plan and equity stock options.
• Adventure Stipend (after two years)- matched vacation and PTO to go on an adventure that aligns with BioLite’s mission (outdoor recreation, climate, social impact).
• Discounts on Outdoor Recreation brands (e.g. Patagonia, Smart Wool, Hydroflask, BioLite)
  Community engagement activities – e.g. opportunity to go on a paid annual company camping trip to test our equipment

About BioLite:

BioLite is a for-profit social enterprise that develops, manufactures and markets distributed energy solutions for off-grid communities around the world. Our business serves two distinct markets, 1) developing-world families living in energy poverty, and 2) outdoor enthusiasts seeking fuel-independent cooking and electricity.

This Role:

BioLite is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and engaged Staff Accountant to work with the CFO and partner with a talented finance team. In this role, you will take over the full cycle accounts receivable and assigned general ledger and month-end close activities. To excel in this role, you will bring strong accounting skills, a desire to improve current processes, and excitement to grow beyond the general Accounts Receivable role.

You Will:

Be responsible for primary accounts receivable responsibilities, including:

• Prepare timely and accurate customer invoicing daily; work with Operations, Logistics, eCommerce/Marketing and Customer Service departments to ensure accuracy and completeness of invoices;
• Send out periodic statements to customers for collections; follow up and resolve collections with customers;
• Post customer payments by recording eCommerce settlements, checks, ACH’s, wires and credit card transactions;
• Resolve customer A/R issues;
• Initiate and resolve collections on past-due accounts by examining customer payment plans, payment history, credit line;
• Reconcile AR accounts and resolve billing inquiries;
• Verify validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, trade promotions, customer service departments, and from customers; and
• Resolve invalid or unauthorized deductions.

Other Accounting support tasks, include:

• Perform and assist with account reconciliations and analysis during month-end close;
• Support revenue reconciliation and monthly closing entries;
• Reconcile Prepaid Accounts and record related monthly journal entries;
• Manage all Travel and Meal Expenses and provide monthly analysis.
• Maintain a list of recorded unapplied deposits and reconcile with the proper account in the Balance Sheet.
• Handle running credit reports and establishing all customer account terms.
• Help with credit hold releases.
• Help with annual budgeting process and related daily/weekly/monthly reporting.
• Protect organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
• Complete related ad-hoc projects.

You Have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field
• 2+ years’ experience in AR/AP
• Advanced mathematical and logical deduction skills
• Experience with customer service and client communication
• Intermediate to advanced Excel spreadsheets
• Familiarity with accounting software programs, like Netsuite.
• May work outside of normal work hours during audits, month and year-end periods