Job Description
Accounts Receivable Manager
Type: Direct Hire
Salary range Pay: 75k - 80k
Location: Long Beach, CA
Summary:
The Accounts Receivable Manager is responsible for leading and managing the accounts receivable function, ensuring timely and accurate collections, and maintaining a professional and positive experience for internal teams and external customers and clients. This role drives end-to-end process improvement across the full AR cycle, builds collaborative relationships with clients and internal stakeholders, and delivers reporting and forecasting that supports informed financial decision-making. The incumbent is expected to lead with accountability, operate as a cross-functional partner, and develop the AR team to operate at full capacity independently.
Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage the accounts receivable department and processes ensuring efficiency in cash application speed and accuracy.
• Identify, develop, and drive process improvements across the full accounts receivable cycle, from initial point of entry through collection recording, including automating workflows, reducing manual reconciliation, and improving cash application speed and accuracy.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients to understand their payment processes, collaborating to address barriers and drive timely payment collections.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including sales and operations, to resolve disputes and support collection efforts.
• Escalate unresolved or high-risk accounts through appropriate channels in a timely manner, ensuring visibility and resolution with the support of relevant internal stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain a weekly cash forecast for assigned companies, ensuring accuracy and providing leadership with the visibility needed to support informed financial decision-making.
• Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver regular, meaningful reporting on accounts receivable status, translating data into actionable insights that drive collections performance and operational decisions.
• Stay updated on financial concepts and regulations related to accounts receivable
• Lead, develop, and mentor the AR team member through clear performance expectations, ongoing coaching and feedback, and support for professional growth, building individual capability and long-term succession readiness.
• Ensure the AR team member is fully cross-trained across all departmental functions, maintaining the knowledge and confidence to independently manage operations in the Manager's absence.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans
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Additional Skills
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred
• Minimum of 5 years in an Accounts Receivable role with a minimum of two in a supervisory role
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and with an emphasis on strong excel skills
• ERP experience required with exposure to high volume and multi-entity environments
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented and ability to multitask
Job Tags
Temporary work, Work at office