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Accounts Receivable (AR) - Summer Student

ATS Traffic8 days ago
Edmonton, AB
Mid Level
Full-Time

Top Benefits

Competitive wages with overtime opportunities.
On-the-job training and career growth.
Safety-first team-oriented environment.

About the role

Position: Accounts Receivable - Level II

Status: 6 Month Contract

On-site Location: Edmonton, AB

Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

About ATS Traffic

ATS Traffic is a family-owned business that has been getting people home safely since 1966. We provide traffic control, on-street services and signage products and services across Canada, currently operating out of offices in Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Kamloops, Langley, Winnipeg, Brandon and Mississauga.

As the successful candidate you will demonstrate the ATS Traffic Core Values at work every day:

  • Do What’s Right
  • Our People Matter
  • Trust Through Teamwork
  • Striving for Excellence

About the Role

We are seeking an Accounts Receivable - Level II to support our finance team with mid-level AR responsibilities, including invoicing, payment application, collections follow-up, and account reconciliation. This role reports to the controller and is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable managing a high volume of transactions in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Process customer invoices and ensure accuracy

  • Monitor aging reports and follow up on overdue accounts

  • Investigate and resolve payment discrepancies and short-pays

  • Reconcile customer accounts and maintain accurate, well documented records

  • Respond to customer inquiries regarding billing, payments and account status

  • Support month-end close with AR reporting and reconciliations

  • Collaborate with internal teams to resolve billing and account issues

  • Recommend improvements to AR processes and workflows

  • Responsible for assessing and approving customer credit, onboarding accounts within the system, and performing ongoing credit limit reviews to ensure alignment with evolving customer purchasing needs

Qualifications

  • 2–4 years of Accounts Receivable or related accounting experience
  • Strong understanding of AR processes and collections best practices
  • Experience with accounting/ERP systems (Great Plains and Business Central considered an asset)
  • Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP, pivot tables)
  • Strong communication, organizational and customer service skills
  • High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Experience with customer credit applications, including review, approval and credit limit management.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in a high-volume or multi-entity environment
  • Exposure to broader accounting processes (month-end reconciliations, reporting)Experience supporting process improvements, automation, or ERP transitions

Why ATS Traffic?

We have always been a family-owned business. When you join ATS, you aren’t just a number: people remember your name and treat you like one of the family!

This position is eligible for employment benefits:

  • Competitive wages and opportunities for overtime.

  • Opportunities for on-the-job training, equipment operation, and career growth.

  • Work with a team-oriented, safety-first company.

  • Consistent work in a high-demand industry with room to grow.

  • Potential for rehire and promotion within the company.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only selected candidates will be contacted.

  • By applying to this posting you will receive auto-generated emails to the account provided. Please ensure to check your junk/spam folder for an Application Received Notification as these emails may be re-directed.

About ATS Traffic

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For over 50 years we've worked with businesses and communities to keep workers, drivers, and pedestrians safe on the roads. With locations across the country and over 15,000 products in our inventory, we keep people safe no matter where the road takes them.

As Canada's largest 3M certified sign fabricator, we provide traffic control equipment, traffic control implementation and installation services to municipalities, construction and resource-based industries. From planning to execution, we also provide project consultation services.

ATS Traffic is a proud advocate of the Vision Zero initiative, a movement that is changing the road safety landscape. The idea behind Vision Zero is simple: no loss of life on our roadways is acceptable. The goal of Vision Zero directly aligns with our corporate mission to get people home safely every day.

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