Accounts Receivable Specialist

We are looking for an Accounts Receivable Specialist to join a growing team in Michigan. This contract opportunity with permanent potential is ideal for someone who brings strong experience across receivables, payables support, and daily cash activity within a fast-paced environment. The person in this role will help maintain accurate financial records, support timely collections, and collaborate with internal teams to resolve billing and payment issues effectively.

Responsibilities:
• Apply incoming payments accurately to customer invoices and accounts while keeping cash activity current and properly documented.
• Investigate payment discrepancies such as pricing variances, return-related issues, and quantity differences, then work toward timely resolution.
• Monitor receivables aging, maintain organized account notes, and follow up on overdue balances to support collection efforts.
• Retrieve remittance details through customer portals and use that information to update account activity and payment records.
• Manage daily treasury-related tasks, including reviewing bank activity, maintaining cash logs, and posting deposits without delay.
• Review vendor invoices for accuracy, enter them promptly, and assign expense coding in alignment with internal accounting practices.
• Prepare daily sales-related reporting, adjust invoices when freight or other charges need to be updated, and issue customer credit memos while maintaining supporting logs.
• Assist with payment processing activities, including credit card transactions, payment proposals, and journal entry preparation as needed.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Service, Shipping, and other internal groups to accelerate collections, strengthen customer communication, and address account concerns.
• Provide broader accounting and administrative support in other functional areas when business needs require it.

Qualifications:

• At least 3 years of experience in accounts receivable, with additional exposure to accounts payable responsibilities.
• Hands-on knowledge of cash application, commercial collections, billing support, remittance processing, and account research.
• Background in the automotive industry is required; experience supporting OEM-related billing environments is strongly preferred.
• Understanding of reconciliations, short-pay investigations, missing payment research, and profit and loss account activity.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel for reporting, tracking, and account analysis.
• Experience using ERP or accounting systems such as Epicor or Sage is preferred.
• Familiarity with intercompany transactions, multinational operations, or structured payment processing workflows is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail, sound organizational skills, and the ability to work cross-functionally to resolve financial issues.

Compensation

$24.00-$28.00 Hourly

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