Accounts Receivable Specialist

Description We are looking for an Accounts Receivable Specialist to support financial operations for a hospitality organization in San Jose, California. This contract opportunity has the potential to become permanent and is ideal for a finance specialist who can manage receivables, cash activity, and billing with accuracy while working closely with cross-functional teams. The role offers the chance to contribute to day-to-day accounting processes, strengthen financial controls, and help maintain reliable reporting in a fast-paced hotel environment.

Responsibilities:

- Manage daily accounts receivable tasks, including invoice support, payment tracking, and account follow-up to promote timely collections.

- Partner with event-related stakeholders and billing contacts to help ensure guest and client charges are prepared accurately and issued on schedule.

- Reconcile billing records, research variances, and resolve payment or posting issues to maintain clean account balances.

- Oversee daily cash activity by balancing receipts, preparing deposits, and confirming end-of-day totals are recorded correctly.

- Review gratuities, cash applications, and related financial transactions to verify accuracy and compliance with established procedures.

- Maintain organized documentation and accounting records to support audits, reporting needs, and internal financial review.

- Monitor cash flow-related activity and assist with routine financial reporting to provide visibility into daily transactions.

- Identify opportunities to improve receivables, billing, and cash-handling processes while supporting additional accounting projects as needed. Requirements - Experience in accounts receivable, billing, cash applications, or collections within a detail-oriented finance or accounting setting.

- Background in hospitality finance or prior experience working in a hotel environment is strongly preferred.

- Working knowledge of cash activity management, reconciliation practices, and daily deposit procedures.

- Ability to investigate discrepancies, solve transactional issues, and maintain a high level of accuracy in financial records.

- Comfortable working independently while coordinating effectively with operations, events, and finance teams.

- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet recurring deadlines.

- Proficiency with standard accounting systems and spreadsheet tools used for reporting and account analysis.

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