Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist
Location: York, SC
Work Arrangement: Fully Onsite
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: $62,000–$75,000 annually
Position Overview
A growing organization in York, SC is seeking a Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist to join its accounting team. This is a hands-on opportunity for an experienced AR professional who can manage complex B2B receivables while also contributing to process improvement and organizational change.
The ideal candidate is analytical, adaptable, and comfortable working in an environment where systems, processes, and team structures are evolving. Experience with ERP transformation and centralized back-office functions will be highly valued.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of business-to-business accounts, including large national customers
- Drive collection efforts and resolve outstanding balances in a timely manner
- Work with customer Accounts Payable teams and utilize customer AP portals
- Research and resolve deductions, short pays, chargebacks, unapplied cash, and account discrepancies
- Reconcile customer accounts and maintain accurate AR records
- Partner with Sales, Customer Service, Operations, and Accounting to resolve billing and payment issues
- Monitor aging, identify collection priorities, and escalate issues when necessary
- Support billing accuracy and timely invoicing, including monitoring days-to-invoice where applicable
- Analyze AR data and prepare reports using Excel
- Identify process gaps and recommend improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy
- Participate in ERP implementation, migration, stabilization, or optimization initiatives
- Help develop and improve processes as accounting functions are centralized or reorganized
- Take ownership of additional responsibilities as business needs and team structures evolve
Qualifications & Experience
- 5+ years of Accounts Receivable experience, preferably in a multi-entity, multi-site, or multi-location environment
- Background in manufacturing, industrial, distribution, field service, or a similar operational business
- Strong experience with B2B collections involving large or complex customer accounts
- Demonstrated experience with deductions, short pays, chargebacks, and customer AP portals
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyze and manipulate financial data
- Experience with an ERP implementation, migration, or stabilization and the ability to clearly explain your role and specific process or system improvements
- Experience working in an organization that has centralized or is centralizing back-office/accounting functions
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity and organizational change; this role's responsibilities and reporting structure may evolve
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills
- Must live within a reasonable commute of York, SC, or have a concrete and credible plan to relocate to the area
Ideal Background
The strongest candidates will be experienced AR professionals who have worked through systems or organizational transformation, rather than individuals whose experience has been limited to purely transactional processing.
Candidates with either of the following profiles may be a strong fit:
Collections-Focused: Deep experience managing national B2B accounts, collections, customer portals, deductions, short pays, and chargebacks.
Invoicing-Focused: Strong ownership of billing accuracy, invoicing processes, and days-to-invoice, combined with broader AR experience.