Credit and Collections Accountant
Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC
Washington DC, District of Columbia
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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$60,000–$80,000 Per Year
JOB TYPE
Full-time, Employee
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Receivable Management, Accounts Receivable Processing, Aging Analysis, Analysis Skills, Billing, Biology, Cash Applications, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Credit Analysis, Credit Risk, Credit and Collections, Customer Escalations, Data Analysis, Data Sets, Decision Support, Detail Oriented, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Finance, Fortune 500 Customers, Journal Entries, Leadership, Legal, Microsoft Excel, Nonprofit, Past Due Accounts, Pivot Tables, Process Improvement, Professional Services, Reconciliation, Regulations, Reporting Dashboards, Risk Analysis, Time Management, Trend Analysis, Unapplied Cash, Vlookups
LOCATION
Washington DC, District of Columbia
POSTED
1 day ago
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the full-cycle accounts receivable and collections process, ensuring timely and accurate invoicing and cash application
- Own credit management activities, including evaluating creditworthiness, setting credit limits, and making approval decisions
- Monitor and analyze aging reports, proactively identifying risk, trends, and collection priorities
- Lead collection efforts, including direct outreach to customers and escalation of delinquent accounts
- Partner with internal stakeholders to resolve billing discrepancies and improve collection timelines
- Perform reconciliations related to AR balances, unapplied cash, and customer accounts
- Prepare and maintain AR reporting, including dashboards and analysis to support leadership decision-making
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce DSO
- Support month-end close activities, including journal entries and reporting related to receivables
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 4+ years of experience in accounts receivable, credit, or collections-focused accounting roles
- Hands-on experience with credit analysis and decision-making (not just support)
- Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data analysis)
- Experience working with large data sets and generating actionable insights
- Ability to communicate effectively with both internal teams and external customers
- Highly detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
Nice to Have
- Experience in a nonprofit, professional services, or membership-based organization
- Exposure to ERP systems such as Workday or similar platforms
- Background balancing both collections strategy and analytical reporting
Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.
California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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Company Profile:
Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.
Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.
Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com.
Benefits Information:
Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.
We look forward to working with you.
Beacon Hill. Employing the Future™
About the Company
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Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC
Beacon Hill Staffing Group was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing.
Our niche brands provide direct hire, executive search, temporary staffing, contract consulting and temp/contract-to-hire solutions to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.
Learn more about Beacon Hill Staffing Group and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Government Services, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences, Beacon Hill Solutions and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.beaconhillstaffing.com.
Or you can visit one of our branch locations www.beaconhillstaffing.com/locations
We look forward to working with you.
COMPANY SIZE
1,000 to 1,499 employeesINDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
2000
WEBSITE
https://www.beaconhillstaffing.com/