Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant

Full job description
The Senior Accountant, Accounts Receivable reports to the Accounts Receivable Manager and is responsible for ensuring the accounting for our loan receivable balance is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and other regulatory requirements. Designs and executes financial controls and reporting to ensure payments and loan adjustments are processed timely, appropriately and fairly stated on the financial statements.

Essential Functions

Oversee daily operations of an offshore team responsible for decisioning and posting customers’ payments

Develop and implement internal controls and procedures to safeguard company assets and ensure the integrity of financial information , including reconciliation controls

Identifies opportunities for automation and operational process improvement. Partners with IT to articulate business case to leadership

Partners with Legal, Compliance and Account Servicing teams on error remediation and compliance with processing

Assist with posting customer payments, verify accuracy, update reports, provide end of day communications

Function as a PayNearMe subject matter expert, including reconciliations, NSF’s, cancellations, and payments

Responsible for understanding accounting within loan accounting system (Shaw Spectrum)

Reconcile System Daily Report and correct errors

Training and answering questions of Accounts Receivable staff

Works with external auditors on financial statement and SOC 1 audit

Other duties as assigned by Accounts Receivable Manger or Controller

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Four (4) years of progressive accounting experience required, (Fortune 500 company experience preferred)

Experience and working knowledge of U.S. GAAP required

People Management experience preferred

CPA, preferred

2 years public accounting experience, preferred

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Proficiency in working with large data sets, preferred

Experience with similar role with increasing responsibilities

Proficient in the utilization of Microsoft Office Suite

Attention to detail and accuracy

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, visualize, talk, hear, and handle or touch objects or controls. The employee may occasionally lift, push, or pull up to 20 pounds.

This position is an office-based position where you must be able to sit for long periods of time. The employee will be working on a computer 90% of the time.