Accounts Receivable Specialist San Jose, CA | Robert Half

Accounts Receivable Specialist

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.