Accounts Receivable Specialist

Aston Carter•Irvine, CA

8d•$26 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Accounts Receivable Specialist applies a high volume of customer payments with accuracy, maintains up-to-date and balanced cash receipt records, and supports internal teams and customers through timely and professional communication. This role manages the full accounts receivable cycle, including cash applications, reconciliations, and reporting, while working closely with multiple offices in a fast-paced, fully onsite environment.

Requirements

Proven experience in accounts receivable, including full cycle accounts receivable responsibilities.
Hands-on experience with cash applications, including payments received via lockbox, mail, EFT, and credit cards.
Strong ability to prepare, review, and reconcile cash receipts to bank entries.
Experience working with aging reports and reconciliations in an accounts receivable context.
Proficiency with accounts payable and accounts receivable processes (AP/AR).
Ability to research and resolve unapplied cash entries accurately and efficiently.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy when handling a high volume of transactions.
Effective written and verbal communication skills for responding to inquiries from customers and internal departments.
General familiarity with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems; experience with Microsoft Dynamics or similar ERP platforms is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Apply a high volume of customer payments received via lockbox, mail, electronic funds transfer (EFT), and credit cards with a high degree of accuracy on a daily basis.
Prepare and distribute daily cash receipts reports to various offices to ensure stakeholders have current financial information.
Reconcile daily cash receipts to corresponding bank entries to maintain accurate and balanced records.
Research and resolve entries posted to unapplied cash, ensuring payments are correctly allocated to customer accounts.
Respond promptly and professionally to cash receipt inquiries from various offices.
Address and resolve email inquiries from customers and internal departments in a timely manner.
Ensure all cash receipts are reconciled and in balance with bank ledger entries at month-end.
Support the full cycle of accounts receivable activities, including monitoring aging reports and following up on outstanding items as needed.
Collaborate with team members and other departments to improve cash application and reconciliation processes where appropriate.