Senior Cash Applications Analyst

Arclin•Alpharetta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arclin is a rapidly growing global manufacturing company focused on operational excellence, digital transformation, and scalable business processes. As we continue to expand through organic growth, acquisitions, and enterprise-wide standardization initiatives, we are transforming our operations through SAP S/4HANA and strengthening our teams. To support this transformation, we are seeking a Sr. Cash Applications Analyst to work within a Shared Services environment. This role will support end-to-end cash application processes in a Shared Services environment, helping ensure timely, accurate payment posting, reconciliation, exception resolution, and reporting.

Requirements

4+ years of cash applications experience, including 2+ years with increasing level of responsibilities, required
Experience working with SAP S/4HANA
Experience with cash application automation platforms such as HighRadius, BlackLine, or similar.
Experience with banking systems and payment API integrations
High attention to detail and high organizational skills
Great verbal and written skills
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Intermediate Excel and Word
High familiarity with lockbox, ACH, EFT, remittance advice, and international or multi-currency payment handling

Responsibilities

Review daily banking activity and reconcile transactions across assigned accounts.
Accurately and promptly process customer payments received through ACH, wire transfer, check, and other channels.
Research and resolve payment discrepancies, partial payments, overpayments, and unapplied cash within defined timelines.
Investigate payment exceptions and work with banking partners to resolve payment processing issues.
Maintain detailed documentation of payment applications and exception handling in SAP S/4HANA and BlackLine.
Perform detailed account-by-account reconciliations between SAP S/4 Hana and external sources, including bank statements, payment processors, and customer statements.
Investigate and resolve variances between account balances, applying corrections and adjustments as appropriate.
Investigate root causes of recurring payment and application errors.
Prepare daily and weekly cash application and payment reconciliation reports.
Generate exception reports identifying unapplied cash, unmatched payments, and reconciliation discrepancies.
Analyze payment application trends and metrics to identify opportunities for process improvement.
Provide ad hoc analysis on aging, payment patterns, and account status as requested by management.
Participate in training, documentation, and process improvement initiatives.
Build and maintain professional relationships with sales, customer service, finance, and shared services.
Communicate timely and professionally.
Support cash forecasting efforts by providing accurate cash application data and reconciliation insights.