
Accounts Receivable Specialist
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Seattle • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $3,028 - $3,653 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Deliver accurate and timely accounts receivable, billing, collections, reporting, and sales order processing activities
- Own the full collections lifecycle, prepare customer invoicing and perform multistate sales tax and Washington B&O reconciliations
- Support cash planning, maintain key AR metrics, act as the primary backup for full cycle order processing, and contribute to month end close and compliance related deliverables
- Prepare and issue accurate invoices in NetSuite/360 Billing—validating billing inputs and accuracy across grants, royalties, reseller billing, refunds, credit memos, and customer updates
- Manage end-to-end collections activities, including customer outreach, portal setup, vendor forms, follow-ups, escalations, and AR inbox/phone communication
- Maintain AR aging, reconcile customer balances, research discrepancies, and resolve overdue or disputed accounts
- Ensure all billing and AR processes comply with internal controls, documentation standards, and audit requirements
- Develop accurate collection timing estimates and provide key inputs for weekly cash forecasts to support liquidity planning and financial decision making
- Analyze and resolve unapplied cash by partnering with customers and accounting to ensure clean AR ledgers and accurate reporting
- Support the cash application process, contributing to efficient cash management and continuous improvement of AR workflows
- Update and report AR KPIs such as Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), percent current AR, and delinquency metrics, and support month end close through schedules, reconciliations, and variance explanations
- Prepare monthly multistate sales tax and Washington B&O reconciliation schedules and maintain accurate documentation for tax filings and audit requirements
- Produce monthly gross sales analyses and maintain dashboards, schedules, and performance metrics for AR, collections, and sales trends
- Generate ad hoc AR and billing reports as needed to support leadership and operational needs
- Prepare audit samples, AR aging tie outs, and sales testing support, ensuring all AR and billing documentation is organized and audit ready
- Serve as an end‑to‑end backup for full sales order processing including order entry, contract validation, approval workflows, fulfillment coordination, and customer setup/maintenance
- Identify inefficiencies in AR, billing, and order processing workflows
- Propose automation opportunities in NetSuite, 360 Billing, Avalara, and related systems
- Maintain and update SOPs to ensure process consistency and training readiness
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred: degrees in Accounting, Finance, Business, or highly related fields.
- 3+ years of experience in accounts receivable, billing, or related accounting functions.
- Proficiency working in ERP systems (NetSuite preferred), billing tools (360 Billing), and payment processors (Fortis).
- Experience with collections, customer account reconciliations, and invoice processing.
- Working knowledge of sales tax and experience with multi-state or local tax requirements.
- Experience supporting month-end close, including reconciliations and schedule preparation.
- Proficiency in Excel, including data validation, essential formulas, intermediate functions (such as XLOOKUP and SUMIFS), PivotTables, and conditional formatting to support effective data analysis.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for customer and internal interactions.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines, prioritize tasks, and work both independently and collaboratively.
- Ability to work onsite in the Seattle office or Tukwila warehouse as needed for collaboration, teambuilding, warehouse support, or periodically at management’s discretion.
Benefits
- We cover 100% of your premiums for medical, dental and vision coverage and 50% for your dependent’s medical and dental premiums
- Retirement plan + company match up to 3%
- CFC A flexible work subsidy: $100 per month that you can use on things like phone and internet costs, office supplies, or even commuting costs
- 16 paid holidays (including winter break and 1 floating holiday), 3 weeks' vacation in your first year, and separate sick leave accrual
- Other great benefits include: monthly contribution to childcare and/or dependent expenses, FSA account, parental leave, sabbatical leave, employee assistance program, annual wellness reimbursement, growth and development opportunities, disability and life insurance.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
accounts receivablebillingcollectionscustomer invoicingsales tax reconciliationcash applicationdata analysisinvoice processingfinancial reportingmonth-end close
Soft Skills
attention to detailorganizationcommunicationtime managementcollaborationproblem-solvingprioritizationfollow-throughindependencecustomer service