Accounts Receivable Specialist

We are looking for an Accounts Receivable Specialist to support billing, cash application, and collections activities for a long-term contract opportunity based in Troy, Michigan. This role will help maintain accurate customer invoicing, monitor outstanding balances, and ensure timely processing of receipts and reconciliations. The position also partners with sales, project, and finance teams to address invoicing questions, manage customer account documentation, and contribute to month-end and audit-related accounting tasks.

Responsibilities:
• Manage day-to-day accounts receivable activity in the company’s system of record, ensuring transactions are entered accurately and on time.
• Prepare customer invoices for spare parts, repairs, warranty work, service activity, and project-related orders, including deposits and final revenue billings.
• Generate export shipping invoices with the required customs details for international deliveries and submit invoices through customer billing portals when applicable.
• Apply customer payments, post cash receipts, process credit card transactions, and complete daily bank reconciliations to maintain accurate cash records.
• Track open balances, follow up on commercial collections, gather payment status updates, and recommend account restrictions when risk or delinquency concerns arise.
• Work closely with project sales and aftermarket teams to investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, payment issues, and customer account questions.
• Review customer credit information, support recommendations for payment terms and credit limits, and maintain documentation related to bankruptcies, tax forms, and new customer setup.
• Support financial reporting by preparing weekly cash receipt forecasts, issuing credit memos or manual invoices as needed, and filing monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and use tax returns.
• Contribute to month-end close and annual audit activities, including receivables reconciliation, foreign currency review, bad debt analysis, intercompany balancing, and backup support for accounts payable functions.

Qualifications:

• Experience in accounts receivable with hands-on responsibility for billing, cash applications, collections, and cash activity.

• Working knowledge of commercial invoicing processes, including service, repair, warranty, and project-based customer billing.

• Ability to reconcile bank activity, post receipts accurately, and maintain detailed records for outstanding accounts.

• Familiarity with customer credit review, payment tracking, and follow-up procedures for overdue balances.

• Experience coordinating with internal teams to resolve invoicing discrepancies and customer payment concerns.

• Understanding of financial close support, including account reconciliations, reporting, and audit preparation.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities with strong attention to detail and accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

MUST HAVE SAP experience.

Compensation

$23.00-$28.00 Hourly

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