Cash Application Specialist

We are looking for a Cash Application Specialist to support a busy accounts receivable function within an apparel manufacturing environment in Long Beach, California. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for someone who brings recent hands-on SAP experience and a strong background in high-volume payment posting, reconciliation, and cash application research. The person in this role will help maintain accurate customer accounts by applying payments efficiently, resolving exceptions, and supporting daily cash activity with precision.

Responsibilities:

• Process daily customer receipts across multiple payment channels, including electronic payments, checks, wires, and lockbox activity, while ensuring timely and accurate posting.

• Reconcile incoming funds to open receivables by aligning payments with invoices and resolving discrepancies when remittance details are incomplete or unclear.

• Monitor and clear unapplied or unidentified cash by researching customer accounts, reviewing supporting documentation, and coordinating follow-up as needed.

• Use SAP to post, clear, reverse, and review cash transactions while maintaining accuracy across routine accounts receivable workflows.

• Perform cash sweep and concentration-related entries, including work involving zero balance accounts and related bank-to-ledger reconciliation activity.

• Support short payments and deduction handling by identifying the cause of variances, distinguishing partial payments from residual balances, and escalating issues when appropriate.

• Maintain complete documentation and a reliable audit trail for cash application activity, corrections, and research findings.

• Contribute to process improvements that strengthen posting accuracy, reduce unresolved cash items, and improve reconciliation efficiency in a high-volume environment.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in cash applications, accounts receivable, or a closely related accounting support role.
• Proven background in high-volume cash posting with daily responsibility for applying customer payments accurately and on time.
• Recent hands-on SAP or SAP ERP experience, with the ability to explain day-to-day cash application workflow within the system.
• Working knowledge of SAP transaction codes used in cash application and accounts receivable processing, including FBL5N, FB05, F-32, FB03, FEBA_LOCKBOX, FF_5, FLB2, and FB08.
• Experience researching unapplied cash, missing remittance information, unknown receipts, and invoice matching issues.
• Understanding of cash sweep activity, zero balance accounts, cash concentration, and the accounting impact on bank accounts and the general ledger.
• Ability to work accurately in a detail-driven environment while maintaining strong documentation, quality control, and error-prevention practices.
• Additional experience with multi-entity accounting, intercompany cash activity, or cross-company postings is preferred.

Compensation

$27.71-$32.09 Hourly

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