Accountant Manager

NICE • Sandy, NJ

49d

About The Position

At NiCE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win. We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you. Accountant Manager At NiCE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win. We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you. Role Overview 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.
• Experience with AR automation, cash application tools, bank portals, lockbox files, or payment matching solutions is a strong advantage.
• 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.

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