Accounts Receivable Specialist

Job Description

Experience: Mid Level

Salary: $24 - $26 per hour

Job Details

The Accounts Receivable Specialist will support day-to-day receivables activity while helping the accounting team work through outstanding balances and maintain accurate customer account information.

Responsibilities

• Review AR aging reports and prioritize past-due customer balances
• Follow up with customers regarding outstanding receivables, primarily through email, and maintain detailed account notes, customer responses and collection history
• Post and apply customer payments accurately and timely
• Prepare and send customer invoices and account statements
• Enter invoices and supporting documentation into customer payment portals
• Monitor open balances and follow up on outstanding documentation or payment issues
• Process credit and debit memos
• Maintain accurate customer account and credit information
• Review accounts approaching or exceeding payment terms
• Support credit hold review and account maintenance
• Help resolve discrepancies between invoices, payments and customer account records
• Support cleanup of existing AR records and aging balances
• Provide AP backup and assist with additional accounting cleanup as needed

Qualifications

• Previous accounts receivable, collections or accounting support experience, B2B collections experience strongly preferred
• Experience working with a high volume of customer accounts
• Experience reviewing aging reports and following up on past-due balances
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate account notes
• Manufacturing, distribution, industrial, wholesale or other high-volume B2B experience preferred
• Working knowledge of Excel

A bit about us

A manufacturing company serving the industrial and technology markets is hiring an AR & Collections Specialist to support its accounting team.

This is a hands-on accounts receivable role supporting a high-volume B2B customer base, with responsibility across collections, cash application, payment posting, invoicing, customer account maintenance and AR aging. The position will also help work through outstanding balances, maintain accurate customer records and support broader accounting needs as needed.

The position is 100% onsite in Willoughby, OH, Monday through Friday, and will have overlap and training with the current team member to ensure a smooth transition.

Why join us?

• Approximately 6-month assignment with potential for extension or permanent opportunity
• Scheduled training and transition time before assuming full ownership"
• High-volume B2B accounts receivable environment
• Hands-on experience across collections, cash application, invoicing, aging and customer portals
• Opportunity to assist with AR cleanup and improve existing account records
• Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM schedule