Accountant Manager

NICE • Sandy, UT

50d

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Account Manager to lead the daily cash application operation and ensure accurate, timely, and controlled posting of customer payments. This role is responsible for managing end-to-end cash application processes, reducing unapplied and unidentified cash, strengthening reconciliation controls, and partnering closely with Collections, Billing, Treasury, Accounting, and Customer-facing teams to support an efficient Order-to-Cash cycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6–8 years of experience in Accounts Receivable, Cash Application, Order-to-Cash, Finance Operations, or a related finance process.
• At least 2–3 years of experience managing or leading a team, preferably in a shared services, global finance, or high-volume transaction environment.
• Experience working with Oracle and preferable Workday or similar platforms, as well as AI tools orientation.
• Strong understanding of Accounts Receivable, Billing, Collections, Treasury in a global, multi-currency, multi-entity, or multi-bank environment is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate complex payment issues and identify root causes.
• Strong leadership skills, including coaching, prioritization, workload management, escalation handling, and performance follow-up.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict daily, monthly, and quarter-end deadlines in a global environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AR automation, cash application tools, bank portals, lockbox files, or payment matching solutions is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage the cash application team to perform daily cash application process, ensuring customer payments are posted accurately and within agreed service levels.
• Lead the investigation and resolution of unapplied cash, unidentified payments, short payments, overpayments, deductions, and payment discrepancies.
• Perform and review daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations between bank deposits, cash application records, ERP data, and the general ledger.
• Maintain strong internal controls, audit-ready documentation, and compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and SOX requirements where applicable.
• Identify process gaps and lead continuous improvement initiatives to increase automation, reduce manual work, improve matching accuracy, and shorten cash posting cycle time.
• Develop and track KPIs such as same-day cash posting rate, unapplied cash aging, exception volume, reconciliation accuracy, SLA adherence, and team productivity.
• Manage month-end and quarter-end close activities by ensuring timely cash posting, reconciliation completion, and resolution of critical exceptions.
• Prepare management reporting and insights related to cash application performance, root causes, risks, and improvement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager