Accounts Receivable Analyst – Cash Applications (Contract)

Location: Alexandria, VA | Schedule: Hybrid; one to two days onsite per week (Wednesdays required)

About the Role

We are seeking a highly technical Accounts Receivable Analyst with strong cash applications and revenue operations experience. This is not a traditional AR or collections position. The role requires moving and reconciling financial data across multiple systems, including downloading bank data, manipulating it in Excel, transferring it through spreadsheets and financial platforms, and ultimately posting it into an ERP system.

Responsibilities

• Record and reconcile daily cash transactions against bank activity
• Download bank details and prepare, manipulate, and transfer financial data across Excel, Smartsheet, ERP, and accounting systems
• Research and apply customer payments to open invoices
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies across payment batches and integrated financial systems
• Partner with the general ledger team to reconcile cash activity
• Process customer refunds and cancellations accurately and efficiently
• Manage shared inboxes, customer inquiries, vendor forms, and AR account setup requests
• Support monthly and quarterly reconciliations and month-end close activities
• Monitor collections activity and days sales outstanding
• Resolve invoicing issues and payment disputes with internal and external customers
• Prepare ad hoc reports by analyzing account activity and financial trends
• Collaborate with accounting and technical teams to test and implement process improvements

Requirements

• 4+ years of accounts receivable, cash applications, or revenue operations experience
• Hands-on experience applying daily cash, researching open invoices, and reconciling bank activity
• Demonstrated experience transferring, extracting, and validating financial data across multiple software systems
• Ability to manage complex cash application batches, identify discrepancies, maintain data accuracy, and collaborate with accounting and technical teams
• Advanced Excel skills, including SUMIFS, PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, conditional formatting, and Power Query
• Experience investigating batch discrepancies involving bank deposits, invoices, and customer remittance information
• Experience supporting monthly and quarterly reconciliations and the month-end close
• Strong understanding of the revenue cycle and cash application processes

Benefits

• Eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits
• 401K
• Monetary bonuses

Pay

$30–$35 per hour, with flexibility based on experience

Schedule

Hybrid; one to two days onsite per week (Wednesdays required). Minimum three-month contract with potential for extension.