The Accounts Receivable Job At Orlas Case Study

In any organization, it is important to hire employees who posses the necessary KSAO’s to complete their duties and perform their jobs successfully. In the case of the Accounts Receivable job at Atlas, there are several components of knowledge, skills, and abilities that will facilitate successful performance on this job. To be successful in the Accounts Receivable job at Atlas, it is necessary to have knowledge of financial accounting, and knowledge of what Atlas’ mission and goals as a company. Accounts Receivable is an aspect of financial accounting which is basically money owed to a company by its debtors. There are specific procedures that go into accounts receivable and it is an integral part of a company’s assets so it must be …show more content…
With any organization, the employees must know what the company does and what they hope to do in the future. Employees would then know their purpose within the organization and would be able to understand how their work contributes to the success of the company. In the case of Atlas, the employees should know that Atlas’ goal is to increase its collection of past due bills, because they want to increase profitability. Once employees possess this knowledge, then they know how important their job is and will work towards accomplishing Atlas’ goal. By possessing knowledge of what a company wants to accomplish, in addition to financial accounting practices, employees will align their daily work to accomplish goals and contribute to the success of the …show more content…
Being able to persuade others to agree to something you are selling or perusing is an excellent life skill to have, if not more important in business. With the role of Accounts Receivable clerks, one must be able to persuade the clients to pay balances in a timely manner and they cannot be lenient with the clients otherwise profitability will continue to drop. Since the accounts already are not paying on time, they do not regard Atlas enough to pay them on time. By being skilled in persuasion, the clerks can persuade the clients to pay on time and convey the importance to convince them how important their business is to Atlas. This would change the attitude of the client and they would be persuaded to take regard Atlas as more serious then they had viewed them as. Both oral communication and persuasion skills will help facilitate success in this role within