Accounts Receivable Specialist

We are seeking a highly experienced Accounts Receivable Specialist to own day-to-day AR operations and act as the operational right hand to the current finance team. This role is designed for a senior AR professional who can run the function and maintain strict process discipline.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day operational lead across billing, collections, and cash applications
• Oversee high-volume invoicing, credit memos, adjustments, and refunds
• Own AR aging, DSO, dispute resolution, and cash-flow performance
• Handle escalated customer billing and payment issues with professionalism and precision
• Partner closely with Sales, Operations, and Accounting to ensure clean billing inputs
• Execute month-end AR close activities: reconciliations, reporting, and variance analysis
• Maintain and enforce AR policies, SOPs, and internal controls
• Support audits and documentation requests
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities
• Mentor junior AR staff and provide coverage support as needed

Skills & Experience

• 8 plus years of progressive Accounts Receivable experience
• Strong understanding of AR accounting concepts, billing structures, and collections strategies
• Experience working with contracts, SOWs, rate cards, milestones, or usage-based billing
• Proven success in improving DSO and AR aging
• ERP experience (IES, QuickBooks, or similar)
• Advanced Excel skills (reconciliations, analysis, pivots, lookups)
• Detail-oriented, process-driven, and highly accountable
• Comfortable working under a hands-on, high-standards manager