Accounts Receivable Specialist

Vaco; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonuses

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring seeks an experienced Accounts Receivable specialist in the Greater Toronto Area to manage a customer portfolio, monitor aging, and ensure timely collections. You will review invoices, credits, and disputes, and collaborate with Sales and Finance to optimize cash flow.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of full-cycle AR, credit analysis, and B2B collections. The role offers discretionary bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full cycle AR experience
• Experience in credit analysis and B2B collections
• Ability to reconcile accounts and investigate discrepancies

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned customer portfolio, monitor outstanding balances and follow up on overdue invoices
• Prioritize collection activities by aging, risk and payment history; secure commitments and reduce aged receivables
• Identify high-risk accounts and potential bad debt; flag credit-limit concerns
• Review invoices, credits, unapplied payments, deductions, and discrepancies; investigate billing issues and coordinate resolutions
• Respond to customer inquiries, support account reconciliations and maintain accurate collection notes
• Collaborate with Cash Application to research unidentified receipts and ensure accurate payments
• Support credit reviews by flagging accounts requiring assessment and following credit policies
• Monitor AR aging, track collections and disputes, and participate in portfolio reviews to meet targets
• Build strong customer relationships while enforcing payment terms and collaborating with Sales and internal teams

Skills

Credit analysis

B2B collections

Reconciliations

Job description

• Manage an assigned customer portfolio, monitor outstanding balances, and conduct timely follow-ups on overdue invoices.
• Prioritize collection activities based on aging, risk, payment history, and outstanding balances; secure payment commitments and proactively reduce aged receivables.
• Identify and elevate high-risk accounts, significant past-due balances, potential bad debt, and credit-limit concerns.
• Review invoices, credits, unapplied payments, deductions, and discrepancies; investigate billing and payment issues and coordinate timely resolutions.
• Respond to customer inquiries, support account reconciliations, and maintain accurate collection notes and account records.
• Collaborate with the Cash Application team to research unidentified receipts, obtain remittance details, and ensure accurate payment application.
• Support credit reviews by flagging accounts and orders requiring further assessment and following established credit policies and approval procedures.
• Monitor AR aging reports, track collection activities and disputes, and participate in portfolio reviews to achieve collection and productivity targets.
• Build effective customer relationships while enforcing payment terms and collaborating with Sales and internal teams to resolve outstanding issues.

About you:

• 3+ years of full cycle AR. Credit analysis, B2B collections & reconciliations

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Highspring’s client.

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if one is needed to participate in the job application or interview process,

Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and is committed to providing transparent notice of our policies in English here and in French here.

Additionally, the company uses AI to perform preliminary screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

Having said that Vaco by Highspring believes that the salary range referenced reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).