Cash Application Specialist

Our client, a well-established global organization, is seeking a Cash Applications Specialist to provide interim support during a period of team expansion and operational transition. This Cash Applications Specialist will be responsible for accurately applying customer payments, researching discrepancies, and ensuring timely resolution of unapplied cash transactions. The ideal Cash Applications Specialist is detail-oriented, deadline-driven, and possesses strong reconciliation and problem-solving skills.

This position is based in Las Vegas and offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative environment supporting high-volume accounts receivable and cash management functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Process daily cash receipts and accurately apply payments to customer accounts.
• Match customer remittances to payments received through lockbox, ACH, wire transfers, and electronic payment methods.
• Investigate and resolve unapplied cash balances, unidentified receipts, and payment discrepancies.
• Research short pays, deductions, chargebacks, and missing remittance information.
• Escalate unresolved issues to collections, customer service, or accounts receivable resolution teams when appropriate.
• Maintain detailed documentation of cash application activities and exception management.
• Support month-end close activities related to accounts receivable and cash reconciliation.
• Utilize ERP systems and reporting tools to analyze payment activity and account details.
• Identify recurring issues and provide recommendations for process improvements.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a large, shared services environment, familiarity with automation-enabled process and able to work in a fast-paced environment. This role will be onsite 5 days a week, with the possibly of working a hybrid schedule once the resource is up and running.

Qualifications:

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recent experience in cash applications, accounts receivable, payment posting, or related finance operations.
• Experience processing high-volume cash transactions.
• Strong reconciliation and investigative skills.
• Experience working within ERP systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, filtering, sorting, and reconciliation analysis.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and meet daily processing deadlines.

Compensation

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