AR Specialist

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD. 

We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. 

We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD. 

The Accounts Receivable Specialist is primarily responsible for applying daily cash receipts to customer accounts and investigating differences. The Accounts Receivable Specialist will also manage the onboarding of customer accounts, review customer credit limits and assist with collections on an as needed basis.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cash is posted according to Company guidelines by applying incoming check, ACH, and wire payments to the appropriate customer account and match to related open invoices using remittance information provided;
• Generate and review the unapplied cash receipts report on a weekly basis to resolve open items; escalate any items more than 30 days old to Director of Treasury;
• Review the unposted cash report on a weekly basis and resolve bank reconciliation discrepancies;
• Complete the customer onboarding process for all new accounts and ensure credit checks are performed and attached to the customer account;
• Follow-up with customers on assigned accounts with past due balances;
• Perform collection duties on assigned accounts
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills required

• 5+ years of experience in AR or cash applications.
• Graduate or Post Graduate Degree in Accounting/Finance
• Prior relevant experience preferred;
• Basic Microsoft Excel skills required;
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, desire to learn processes from beginning to end;
• Knowledge of and experience with financial reporting systems preferably SalesForce;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in hands on capacity;
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment;
• Ability to work effectively under tight timelines and schedules;
• Proactivelyandeffectivelycommunicatestatusandchallengesencountered.

Why AHEAD:

Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.

We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.

USA Employment Benefits include: 

- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 

- 401(k) 

- Paid company holidays 

- Paid time off 

- Paid parental and caregiver leave 

- Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details. 

The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.