BILLING SPECIALIST

AMPI owns six Midwest-based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nation's American-type cheese and processed cheese is produced. The cooperative's award-winning cheese and powdered dairy products are marketed to foodservice, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled cheesemakers.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time:

1. Maintain sales invoice pricing module in JDE (ERP) system.
2. Obtain customer prices from the sales department and setup their pricing in JDE.
3. Calculate and maintain commodity markets in the JDE system.
4. Generate daily sales invoices for customers and verify data for processing.
5. Review the daily sales invoice register to verify accurate pricing.
6. Invoice customers using EDI software and other communication methods.
7. Create and sustain price information sheets for each customer and provide to sales department as needed.
8. Receive approved short or over payments from sales staff and process credit/debit memos, applying correctly to AMPI's plant locations and products. Verify the information is accurately processed in Accounts Receivable.
9. Generate sales reports.
10. Enter sales invoices and statistics into A/R sub ledger.
11. Perform a variety of administrative duties including answering phones, filing, scanning, photocopying and mailings.
12. Obtain credit and bank references, D & B reports, NACM and other pertinent information on new accounts while updating current accounts and requesting financial statements as needed.
13. Regularly communicate with internal and external customers, assisting manufacturing plant personnel or outside customers with invoicing questions and satisfactorily resolve such matters.
14. Perform other duties as assigned.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
• Associate's degree in Accounting or related field or a combination of education and relevant work experience preferred.
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience is preferred.

BENEFITS/REWARDS

AMPI offers competitive starting pay, PTO, 401k, short-term disability, health, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance programs and more.

Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Military and veterans are encouraged to apply.