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AP/AR Specialist
Job in
Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 06881, USA
Listed on 2026-06-05
Listing for:
Creative Financial Staffing
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-05
Job specializations:
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Finance & Banking
Accounts Receivable/ Collections -
Accounting
Accounts Receivable/ Collections
Job Description & How to Apply Below
* East coast candidates only
* Salary: $70-85k+ depending on experience
The AP/AR Specialist will work directly with the Controller and CFO to manage day-to-day AP/AR processes, improve workflows, and bring structure to a fast-moving environment. This is a hands-on role for someone who is comfortable operating in ambiguity and solving problems independently.
Why This AP/AR Specialist Opportunity?
- 100% remote role
• Company has doubled in size over the last two years and expects to double again
• Very entrepreneurial/startup environment with tons of visibility
• Products have strong retailer buy-in
• Mission-driven wellness/sensory products focused on helping people de-stress and disconnect from screens
• Unlimited PTO structure
• High-growth company while many others are in cost-cutting mode
• Opportunity to come in and help build/improve processes from the ground up
- Accounts Payable
- Process and manage accounts payable, including vendor invoice entry, coding, and payment execution
- Coordinate with China-based team to ensure accurate and timely invoice handling
- Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies
- Accounts Receivable & Deductions
- Apply cash and reconcile customer payments
- Track, research, and resolve customer deductions (short pays, chargebacks, etc.)
- Maintain accurate AR aging and support collections efforts as needed
- Sales Recording & Data Processing
- Assist in sales recording process, including invoice retrieval and upload of financial data into Quick Books
- Identify and resolve inconsistencies in source data
- Process Improvement
- Identify inefficiencies and implement improved workflows across AR/AP
- Help build scalable processes in a growing, evolving environment
- Support ad hoc reporting and data cleanup as needed
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with the Controller and CFO to ensure accurate and timely financial operations
- Communicate effectively across teams to resolve issues and improve workflows
- 3-7+ years of experience in AP, AR, or a combined role
- Strong working knowledge of Quick Books
- Strong Excel skills (comfortable cleaning and structuring messy data)
- Experience in consumer, retail, or high-volume transactional environments is a plus
- Able to balance speed and accuracy
- Comfortable working with incomplete or imperfect data
- Strong problem-solving ability - able to figure things out without step-by-step guidance
- Self-starter who can operate independently in a remote setting
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