Accounts Receivable Specialist

About the role

We are looking for an Accounts Receivable Specialist to join a busy, collaborative team in Lexington, South Carolina. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for someone who already has hands-on experience in business-to-business receivables and can step in with minimal ramp-up time. The position focuses on managing customer accounts, reviewing aging trends, and driving timely payment resolution while supporting a detail-oriented and team-oriented work environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of commercial customer accounts and take ownership of day-to-day receivables activity.
• Review aging reports regularly to identify overdue balances, payment trends, and accounts requiring immediate follow-up.
• Contact business customers to resolve past-due invoices and secure payment commitments in a detail-oriented manner.
• Evaluate credit hold situations and outstanding balances to help determine appropriate account actions.
• Apply incoming payments and support accurate cash activity processing within the accounts receivable function.
• Assist with billing-related tasks to ensure invoices are issued and maintained accurately for assigned accounts.
• Track collection progress and contribute to measurable improvement in overdue receivables performance.
• Partner with internal team members to clarify account details, resolve discrepancies, and maintain account accuracy.

Requirements

• Prior experience in accounts receivable with a focus on commercial or B2B collections.
• Working knowledge of aging reports, past-due account review, and collection follow-up practices.
• Ability to manage an assigned portfolio of customer accounts with limited supervision.
• Experience with cash applications, billing support, and daily cash activity is preferred.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to handle collection conversations professionally.
• Comfortable joining an active, fast-paced team and contributing quickly with minimal basic training.
• General computer proficiency; advanced Excel expertise is not required for this role.

Benefits

Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in the company 401(k) plan.