Cash Applications Manager

• Lead the day-to-day cash applications function, including incoming payments, outgoing cash activity, adjustments, refunds, transfers, and related posting activity

• Ensure cash receipts and disbursements are recorded accurately, timely, and according to company policies, internal controls, and accounting standards

• Oversee cash-related account reconciliations and resolve unapplied cash, discrepancies, aging items, and variances

• Partner with Accounting Operations, Treasury, Finance, Billing, Collections, and business teams to resolve issues and improve cash processes

• Monitor workflows, identify control gaps and recurring issues, and lead or support root cause analysis and corrective actions

• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities

• Maintain and improve cash application policies, procedures, documentation, and internal controls

• Identify opportunities for efficiency, automation, reporting, and scalability in a multi-entity environment

• Provide leadership, coaching, workload management, performance feedback, and process training to team members

• Build working knowledge of business lines, systems, accounting flows, regulatory requirements, and reporting needs affecting cash activity

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Management Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent education and related experience
• Experience managing and developing high performing teams
• Demonstrated experience in cash applications, accounting operations, treasury operations, accounts receivable, accounts payable, or related financial operations
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, cash controls, reconciliations, and operational accounting workflows
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage priorities, meet deadlines, and drive accountability in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills
• High integrity, sound judgment, attention to detail, and commitment to accuracy and continuous improvement
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Power Point
• English language fluency required
• Five or more years of experience in accounting, cash applications, treasury operations, accounts receivable, accounts payable, or related financial operations preferred
• Three or more years of experience in the financial services or insurance industry preferred
• Experience leading or supervising a team in an accounting or finance operations environment preferred
• Experience working in a complex, multi-entity organization or shared services environment preferred
• Experience with process improvement, automation, reporting tools, or financial systems implementation preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in cash applications, accounting operations, and treasury management while leading high-performing teams to enhance financial processes and ensure compliance with accounting standards. Proficient in identifying opportunities for efficiency and automation in multi-entity environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cash Applications Management
• Accounting Principles
• Team Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Financial Systems Implementation

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Cash Controls
• Account Reconciliation
• Accounts Receivable
• Accounts Payable
• Operational Accounting Workflows
• Financial Reporting
• Data Analysis
• Automation Tools
• Regulatory Compliance
• Financial Operations

Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Problem-Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Decision-Making
• Attention to Detail

Industry Keywords

• Financial Services
• Insurance Industry
• Multi-Entity Organization
• Shared Services Environment

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Excel
• Reporting Tools