Accounts Receivable Accountant

About Keyfactor

Our mission is to build a connected society, rooted in trust, with identity-first security for every machine and human. Keyfactor helps organizations move fast to establish digital trust at scale - and then maintain it. With decades of cybersecurity experience, Keyfactor is trusted by more than 1,500 companies across the globe. We are proud to continually earn recognition as a Best Place to Work, and we achieve that through our amazing people who cultivate our culture as we grow.

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Title: Accounts Receivable Accountant

Location: United States;
Remote, EST or CST (hybrid if near Cleveland, OH or Atlanta, GA office)

Experience: Mid-Level

Job Function: Accounting

Employment Type: Full-Time

Industry: Computer and Network Security

The Accounts Receivable (AR) Accountant is responsible for managing the billing and collections process, ensuring timely and accurate customer invoicing and maintaining accurate AR records. This role involves collaborating with internal teams and external consultants, supporting month-end close processes, and ensuring compliance with GAAP and tax regulations. The AR Accountant plays a vital role in cash flow management and provides insights into receivables.

Applicants must hold U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident status.

• Perform all transactional bookkeeping functions for accounts receivable across multiple entities.
• Prepare, review, and send customer invoices, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and process customer payments to the correct accounts.
• Work closely with Customer Success team and strategic account directors on renewal updates.
• Execute dunning procedures, monitor overdue accounts, and proactively follow up to achieve timely collections.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and tax regulations, applying VAT codes correctly on all invoices.
• Communicate effectively with third-party consultants to support statutory reporting for AR in subsidiaries.
• Prepare and analyze monthly AR aging reports for management, tracking outstanding receivables and identifying collection trends.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and ensure accuracy for month-end and quarter-end close.
• Assist with annual audit and tax return preparation, maintaining accurate documentation.
• Maintains and updates customer files, including name or address changes, mergers, or mailing attentions.
• Prepare sales orders and invoices for review.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Aid in tracking and researching marketplace opportunities.
• Contribute to maintaining accounting system integrity, implementing credit and collection policies, and supporting strong internal controls.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in accounts receivable processes, including invoicing, collections, and account reconciliation. Experience in handling moderate complexity transactions, managing customer relationships, and working within accounting software. Prior experience in AR or a related financial role, with exposure to monthly closing activities and reporting, is essential.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, strong written and verbal communication, and intermediate proficiency in accounting software and financial technologies.
• Proficiency in AR software and Excel, with experience in using advanced tools to manage AR reporting and collections. Effective communication skills for managing customer interactions and resolving payment discrepancies.
• Ability to work independently, assist with financial reporting, and contribute to process improvements.
• Independently handles AR functions, including billing, collections, and account reconciliation. Proactively manages aging reports and initiates effective collection actions.
• In-depth understanding of financial regulations, industry standards, and company-specific accounting procedures.
• Strong understanding of accounts receivable processes, credit and collections practices, and industry compliance standards. Familiar with company policies for billing and customer account management.

Up to 5% travel required.

Salary will be commensurate with experience.

We build teams that continually strive to get better than the day before. You will be challenged daily and given opportunities to grow personally and professionally. We balance autonomy and structure to create an entrepreneurial environment to spur creativity and new ideas.

Here are just some of the initiatives that make our culture special:

• Second Fridays (a company-wide day off on the second Friday of every month minus November and December of 2025 due to the Holiday schedule). Please note that this benefit is subject to change.
• Comprehensive benefit coverage globally.
• Generous paid parental leave globally.
• Competitive time off globally.
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