AR Specialist (Cash Applications)

Title: AR Specialist (Cash Applications)
Location: Buckhead - Atlanta
On-Site 5x a week (Mon-Fri)
Industry: Software/Technology Services
Compensation: $60,000-65,000/year

Vaco is partnering with a growing software company seeking an AR Specialist located in Atlanta - Buckhead. The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate processing of incoming payments, with a primary focus on cash applications and lockbox activity. This role supports the AR cycle by applying customer payments, reconciling accounts, resolving discrepancies, and maintaining strong communication with internal teams and external partners. The position also provides light support to Accounts Payable as needed for issuing checks.

Key Responsibilities

• Accounts Receivable - Cash Applications & Lockbox (Primary Focus)
• Process daily cash receipts from multiple sources, including lockbox files, ACH, wire transfers, credit card payments, and manual checks.
• Accurately apply payments to customer accounts and invoices in the ERP system.
• Review and reconcile lockbox reports, ensuring all payments are properly identified and posted.
• Research unidentified or misapplied payments and work with customers or internal teams to resolve issues.
• Maintain up?to?date customer account records and support month?end AR close.
• Monitor aging reports and assist with resolving payment discrepancies or short pays.
• Collaborate with the credit/collections team to support timely cash flow and customer account accuracy.
• Accounts Payable (Secondary Responsibilities): Assist with issuing checks, support payment runs, including checks, ACH, and electronic payments.
• Provide backup support to the AP team
  

Requirements:

• 3-5 year of AR experience in Corporate AR (Cash Applications, Lockbox payments, account reconciliations etc.)
• MS Excel - Intermediate
• SaaS industry experience (preferred)
• Salesforce experience (preferred)
• Must be able to be on-site 5x a week in Atlanta - Buckhead location (required)

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.