Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Daley And Associates, LLC is seeking a Senior Accounts Receivable Consultant for a leading life sciences company based in New York City, NY. This role focuses on managing aged receivables, resolving unapplied cash, and partnering with stakeholders to improve overall receivables health.
Responsibilities
- Manage and actively work a portfolio of aged receivables, partnering with customers and internal stakeholders to obtain payment status and resolve outstanding balances
- Conduct collection efforts through customer outreach, follow-up communications, and issue resolution
- Research delinquent accounts and identify barriers to payment while driving timely resolution
- Investigate and resolve unapplied and unallocated cash receipts
- Identify the appropriate invoices, customers, credits, and adjustments associated with incoming payments
- Research historical account activity to determine accurate customer balances
- Correct cash application errors and reconcile accounts to ensure accurate AR reporting
- Trace payments through multiple invoices, credits, rebills, deductions, and adjustments
- Analyze invoice histories and customer payment activity to determine what customers actually owe
- Unwind complex transactions and resolve long-standing account discrepancies
- Reconcile accounts back to a clean and accurate starting point
- Partner closely with Billing, Accounting, Operations, Customer Service, and business stakeholders to resolve account issues
- Escalate and drive resolution of disputes, billing discrepancies, and payment application issues
- Communicate effectively with both internal teams and external customer contacts
- Identify recurring issues contributing to aging receivables, cash application errors, disputes, or reconciliation challenges
- Document findings and recommend process improvements to prevent future account aging and payment issues
- Support ongoing AR remediation efforts by improving reconciliation quality, issue tracking, and follow-up processes
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required
- 8-10+ years of experience in Accounts Receivable, Collections, Cash Application, Credit & Collections, or AR Reconciliation
- Strong experience managing aged receivables and complex account reconciliations
- Proven ability to investigate payment discrepancies, resolve unapplied cash, and analyze historical account activity
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and investigative skills
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to work through large volumes of aging accounts
- Effective communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive accountability across teams
- Experience working in ERP systems such as Oracle, NetSuite, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar platforms preferred
- Experience in a multi-entity, global, or high-volume environment is a plus
- Process improvement mindset with the ability to identify root causes and recommend long-term solutions
Company Overview
Daley and Associates is a boutique executive search and contract staffing firm specializing in the placement of Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Administrative and Life Sciences professionals. It was founded in 2005, and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is http://daleyaa.com.