Accounts Receivable & Collections Accountant

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in accounts receivable, billing, collections, reconciliations, and accounting support.
• Strong hands-on AR and collections experience.
  Solid understanding of basic accounting principles, account reconciliation, account analysis, and financial reporting.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Word skills.
  Excellent organization, follow-through, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Professional phone and email communication skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive financial conversations with discretion, judgment, and professionalism.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience in an educational, nonprofit, family-facing, or service-based environment.
• Experience preparing aging reports, AR reconciliations, credit memo reports, and payment schedules.

Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, dependable, professional, and comfortable owning the full accounts receivable process. This person should be able to follow up on balances, resolve issues, document account activity, and communicate clearly with both internal and external contacts.

Why Apply:

• Stable, professional educational institution.
• Hands-on AR role with ownership and visibility.
• Opportunity to work closely with accounting and finance leadership.
• Professional, mission-driven work environment.

• Manage accounts receivable, billing, payment posting, account adjustments, credits, and collection follow-up.
• Communicate professionally with families, clients, internal departments, and leadership regarding balances, billing questions, payment arrangements, and account issues.
• Research and resolve billing discrepancies, payment issues, account credits, past-due balances, and collection matters.
• Prepare AR reconciliations, aging reports, credit memo reports, payment schedules, and account analysis.
• Maintain accurate account documentation, payment notes, collection records, and supporting financial information.
• Support basic accounting functions, including account reconciliations, sales tax reporting, credit card transaction review, vendor setup, month-end close, and audit documentation.
• Work with the Accounting Manager and finance leadership on reporting, account review, process improvement, and special projects.