Senior Accounts Receivable & Payroll Specialist - Corporate

About the role

As Senior AR & Payroll Specialist, you will be responsible for key aspects of Front Row's accounts receivable and payroll accounting functions across the business. This role will combine hands-on accounting responsibilities with ownership of processes that require a high degree of accuracy, confidentiality, and organization.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the broader Finance team, Human Resources, external payroll providers, customers, and internal stakeholders to ensure receivables are collected and accurately recorded, payroll-related accounting is complete and timely, and associated accounts are properly reconciled.

Requirements

• Accounts Receivable experience: Manage the day-to-day accounts receivable function across multiple entities and customer accounts; prepare and issue customer invoices, credit memos, and related billing documentation; review customer accounts for accuracy and ensure transactions are recorded in the appropriate accounting periods; monitor outstanding receivables and maintain accurate aging reports; follow up on overdue balances and partner with internal stakeholders and customers to resolve collection issues; apply customer payments and ensure cash receipts are accurately reflected in the accounting system; perform customer account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies or unapplied cash; coordinate with client-facing and operational teams to resolve billing questions and disputes; maintain accurate customer records and supporting documentation; assist with cash forecasting and reporting related to expected customer receipts; support month-end close through AR reconciliations, aging analysis, accruals, and other required activities.
• Payroll Accounting experience: Coordinate the accounting and reconciliation of payroll across the company's entities; work closely with HR and external payroll providers to ensure payroll information is complete and accurate; review payroll registers and supporting reports for accuracy prior to processing and posting; record payroll-related journal entries, including wages, taxes, benefits, bonuses, and other payroll expenses; reconcile payroll liabilities, employee deductions, taxes, and benefit-related accounts; investigate and resolve discrepancies between payroll reports and the general ledger; ensure payroll-related expenses and liabilities are recorded in the appropriate accounting periods; support the administration and accounting treatment of employee benefits and other compensation-related items; assist with payroll-related year-end activities, including W-2 preparation and external audit support; maintain confidential payroll and employee accounting information with a high degree of discretion; partner with HR and payroll providers to resolve employee payroll and accounting issues.
• General Accounting & Reporting experience: Prepare and post accounting entries associated with AR, payroll, and related balance sheet accounts; complete monthly reconciliations and maintain well-supported account schedules; assist with the monthly and year-end financial close process; support external audit and tax requests by providing schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation; assist with financial reporting and analysis related to receivables, collections, payroll, and operating expenses; identify unusual transactions or variances and work with the appropriate teams to determine the underlying cause; maintain organized accounting records in accordance with company policies and accounting standards; assist with ad-hoc accounting projects and analysis as the business grows; identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and improve AR and payroll accounting processes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of accounting experience with significant exposure to accounts receivable and payroll accounting.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and month-end close processes.
• Experience managing AR activities including billing, cash application, collections, aging analysis, and account reconciliation.
• Experience with payroll accounting, payroll reconciliations, and payroll-related journal entries.
• Experience working with multiple entities or a multi-company environment.
• Experience with an ERP system; NetSuite experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data manipulation, and reconciliation techniques.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail, particularly when working with financial and payroll data.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage recurring deadlines.
• Ability to investigate discrepancies, identify root causes, and drive issues through to resolution.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle confidential employee and financial information appropriately.

Skills

• Preferred experience in an ecommerce, consumer products, retail, or other high-volume