What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable Manager position at Gateway Search Associates?
Job Description
Job Description
The AR Manager will oversee daily in-house AR operations, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in invoicing and cash application. The ideal candidate will have leadership experience in receivables, deep invoicing expertise, and a strong focus on execution in a fast-paced, high-dollar transaction environment.
Responsibilities :
- Lead the AR team and manage all AR functions.
- Ensure accurate, timely customer invoicing and cash application.
- Oversee a company inbox for customer invoicing inquiries.
- Develop and maintain AR standard operating procedures.
- Act as a liaison between departments (FinOps, Sales, Operations) on AR matters.
- Participate in customer onboarding to identify billing requirements and provide solutions.
- Address AR issues, including setting up new processes and maintaining financial SOPs.
- Investigate and resolve customer AR issues in collaboration with internal teams.
- Manage collections, analyze payment plans, and address overdue payments.
- Assist Accounting with AR reconciliations and journal entries.
- Maintain internal controls and assist with audit requests.
- Develop bad debt processes and escalation procedures.
- Verify account discrepancies by gathering and reviewing relevant information.
- Share best practices across teams and verticals.
- Develop AR KPI reporting and forecasting.
- Hold regular AR team meetings to discuss trends and solve emerging issues.
Requirements
4-year college degree with accounting course work
× Functional Accounting knowledge
× 3-5 years previous AR / Billing & management experience
× Significant NetSuite experience desired
× Experience working in invoicing and payments in a low-volume high dollar transactional business
× Ability to stay calm under pressure and manage high volumes of transactions daily
× Must be capable of prioritizing daily workloads, knowing which issue to tackle next based on the urgency of the task
× Excellent communication skills
× Advanced Excel skills
× Ability to meet monthly and quarterly deadlines
Benefits
This client offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, this includes :
Medical Insurance – Independence Administrators PPO
Dental Insurance
Long Term Disability & Short Term Disability
Group Life Insurance
Health and Dependent Flexible Spending Account Programs
401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan
Holidays and Vacation Time
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)