Cash Application and Accounting Specialist

Cash Application and Accounting Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Process Payments: Accurately apply and post high-volume incoming payments (ACH, wires, and checks) to corresponding customer invoices.
• Bank Reconciliation: Download and review daily bank activity, ensuring cash receipts match system ledgers exactly.
• Dispute Resolution: Investigate payment discrepancies, short pays, overpayments, and missing remittances.
• General Accounting Support: Assist with month-end close procedures, including running AR aging reports and reconciling subsidiary ledgers to the general ledger.
• Prepare and post standard journal entries and assist with account analysis.
• Periodic Reporting: Assist in the preparation of monthly management reports, required bank reporting, and ad hoc Partner reporting requests.
• Work with Accounts Payable in the timely processing of credit card statements.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration is highly preferred.
• Experience: 2+ years of relevant experience in cash applications, accounts receivable management, or general bookkeeping.
• Tech Skills: Proficiency in ERP systems and intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Attention to Detail: Strong aptitude for numbers, high data-entry accuracy, and problem-solving skills.
• Communication: Ability to communicate professionally with clients and internal stakeholders to track down missing remittance information.

***Onsite position 5 days per week, midtown location***