Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist

Horizon Recruitment Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizon Recruitment Inc. is seeking a Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist to own the full AR cycle for a Vancouver-based organization. Reporting to the VP, Corporate Finance, this role improves cash flow, strengthens collections, and supports a reliable month-end close.

This is an opportunity for an experienced AR professional to bring strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and a continuous improvement mindset to a role with meaningful ownership and cross-functional impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 4 years of hands-on accounts receivable experience, preferably within a multinational organization.
• Experience managing the full AR cycle, including invoicing, collections, cash application, reconciliations, and month-end reporting.
• Ability to analyze AR aging, DSO, and AR turnover, identify collection risks, and take action.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Yardi experience is an asset.
• Real estate operations experience is an asset but not required.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and ownership of deliverables.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage customer disputes and collection discussions professionally.
• Proactive problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing deadlines, and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full accounts receivable cycle, including invoicing, collections, cash application, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Prepare and review customer and intercompany invoices, including management fees and recoverable billings, ensuring accuracy and proper supporting documentation.
• Maintain accurate AR records in Yardi, including invoices, credit notes, adjustments, and customer account details.
• Monitor receivables aging, prioritize overdue balances, and lead proactive collection follow-ups.
• Build strong customer and internal relationships while resolving billing questions, disputes, and payment issues professionally.
• Apply cash receipts accurately and investigate short payments, duplicate payments, unapplied cash, and other discrepancies.
• Complete AR subledger-to-general-ledger and customer account reconciliations, resolving outstanding items and supporting month-end close.
• Prepare AR aging reports, collection forecasts, and management reporting.
• Monitor key AR metrics, including days sales outstanding (DSO), AR turnover, overdue balances, and collection effectiveness.
• Identify collection risks, investigate payment delays, and communicate meaningful trends and recommendations to management.
• Improve AR processes through standardization, automation, stronger controls, and more effective reporting.
• Load Concur employee expense ETL files into Yardi and approve corporate entity expenses, as assigned.
• Support audits, cross-functional projects, and ad hoc financial analysis as needed.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Independent worker

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Yardi

Job description

Horizon Recruitment is recruiting for a Senior Accounts Receivable Specialist to take ownership of the full accounts receivable cycle for a Vancouver-based organization. Reporting to the VP, Corporate Finance, this role plays an important part in maintaining accurate financial records, improving cash flow, strengthening collection performance, and supporting a reliable month-end close.

This is an opportunity for an experienced AR professional to bring strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and a continuous improvement mindset to a role with meaningful ownership and cross-functional impact.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full accounts receivable cycle, including invoicing, collections, cash application, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Prepare and review customer and intercompany invoices, including management fees and recoverable billings, ensuring accuracy and proper supporting documentation.
• Maintain accurate AR records in Yardi, including invoices, credit notes, adjustments, and customer account details.
• Monitor receivables aging, prioritize overdue balances, and lead proactive collection follow-ups.
• Build strong customer and internal relationships while resolving billing questions, disputes, and payment issues professionally.
• Apply cash receipts accurately and investigate short payments, duplicate payments, unapplied cash, and other discrepancies.
• Complete AR subledger-to-general-ledger and customer account reconciliations, resolving outstanding items and supporting month-end close.
• Prepare AR aging reports, collection forecasts, and management reporting.
• Monitor key AR metrics, including days sales outstanding (DSO), AR turnover, overdue balances, and collection effectiveness.
• Identify collection risks, investigate payment delays, and communicate meaningful trends and recommendations to management.
• Improve AR processes through standardization, automation, stronger controls, and more effective reporting.
• Load Concur employee expense ETL files into Yardi and approve corporate entity expenses, as assigned.
• Support audits, cross-functional projects, and ad hoc financial analysis as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 4 years of hands‑on accounts receivable experience, preferably within a multinational organization.
• Strong experience managing the full AR cycle, including invoicing, collections, cash application, reconciliations, and month‑end reporting.
• Ability to analyze AR aging, DSO, and AR turnover, identify collection risks, and take action.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Yardi experience is an asset.
• Real estate operations experience is an asset but not required.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and ownership of deliverables.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage customer disputes and collection discussions professionally.
• Proactive problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing deadlines, and collaborate across teams.

Remuneration

• $65,000 - $75,000 Base Salary

Only candidates eligible to work in Canada will be considered