Accounts Receivable Specialist

Robert Half • Grand Blanc, MI • 16h ago

Description We are looking for an Accounts Receivable Specialist to join a growing team in Michigan. This contract opportunity with permanent potential is ideal for someone who brings strong experience across receivables, payables support, and daily cash activity within a fast-paced environment. The person in this role will help maintain accurate financial records, support timely collections, and collaborate with internal teams to resolve billing and payment issues effectively.

Responsibilities:

Apply incoming payments accurately to customer invoices and accounts while keeping cash activity current and properly documented.

Investigate payment discrepancies such as pricing variances, return-related issues, and quantity differences, then work toward timely resolution.

Monitor receivables aging, maintain organized account notes, and follow up on overdue balances to support collection efforts.

Retrieve remittance details through customer portals and use that information to update account activity and payment records.

Manage daily treasury-related tasks, including reviewing bank activity, maintaining cash logs, and posting deposits without delay.

Review vendor invoices for accuracy, enter them promptly, and assign expense coding in alignment with internal accounting practices.

Prepare daily sales-related reporting, adjust invoices when freight or other charges need to be updated, and issue customer credit memos while maintaining supporting logs.

Assist with payment processing activities, including credit card transactions, payment proposals, and journal entry preparation as needed.

Partner with Sales, Customer Service, Shipping, and other internal groups to accelerate collections, strengthen customer communication, and address account concerns.

Provide broader accounting and administrative support in other functional areas when business needs require it. Requirements - At least 3 years of experience in accounts receivable, with additional exposure to accounts payable responsibilities.

Hands-on knowledge of cash application, commercial collections, billing support, remittance processing, and account research.

Background in the automotive industry is required; experience supporting OEM-related billing environments is strongly preferred.

Understanding of reconciliations, short-pay investigations, missing payment research, and profit and loss account activity.

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel for reporting, tracking, and account analysis.

Experience using ERP or accounting systems such as Epicor or Sage is preferred.

Familiarity with intercompany transactions, multinational operations, or structured payment processing workflows is a plus.

Strong attention to detail, sound organizational skills, and the ability to work cross-functionally to resolve financial issues.

Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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