Accounts Receivable Manager

Description

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable Manager to support financial operations for a long-term contract opportunity based in Wilmington, Massachusetts. This role focuses on maintaining accurate receivables records, improving cash flow performance, and serving as a key point of contact for customer account inquiries. The ideal candidate brings strong accounting knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to partner across teams to resolve payment-related issues efficiently.

Responsibilities:

- Manage the accounts receivable inbox and respond to customer inquiries by supplying billing documents, account statements, purchase order details, and delivery support in a timely manner.

- Apply daily incoming payments from lockbox activity, electronic transfers, and other remittance sources while ensuring transactions are recorded accurately.

- Reconcile customer accounts, investigate variances, and prepare required journal entries to maintain clean and accurate financial records.

- Contribute to month-end close activities by validating receivables data and supporting the preparation of related accounting documentation.

- Produce recurring receivables reports, bad debt analysis, and monthly account status summaries for internal business partners, including sales teams.

- Assist with audit requests by gathering supporting documentation and helping ensure compliance with internal financial controls.

- Work closely with Sales, Customer Service, Supply Chain, and other cross-functional teams to address disputed balances and remove barriers to payment.

- Identify opportunities to strengthen collection effectiveness and recommend process enhancements that improve cash application and receivables performance.

Requirements - 5+ years of experience in accounts receivable, cash application, collections, billing, or a related accounting function.

- Strong working knowledge of billing practices, commercial collections, and account reconciliation procedures.

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

- Experience using SAP is preferred, including exposure to SAP FICO or related financial modules.

- Solid understanding of accounting fundamentals with the ability to prepare journal entries and support closing activities.

- Strong organizational skills with careful attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to solve problems collaboratively across departments.

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