Accounts Receivable Lead: Payments & Process Improvement

Gelmart International / Rafar Group

Bentonville (AR)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 95,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Gelmart International / Rafar Group is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Lead in Bentonville, AR to oversee daily AR operations, apply payments, and manage a small AR team. You will collaborate with customers, internal teams, and factors to resolve discrepancies and maintain accurate receivables records through month-end close.

The role combines hands-on processing, supervision, and process improvement.

Qualifications

8+ years of accounts receivable experience including cash application, collections, and reconciliation.
Experience supervising or training a support team member and managing priorities.
Experience supporting month-end close and reconciling AR subledger to the general ledger.

Responsibilities

Apply customer payments to invoices and reconcile remittance details.
Manage aging and collections for factored and non-factored receivables, coordinate with factors.
Submit invoices and credit memos to factors and provide remittance and support needed to clear open invoices.
Reconcile factor statements, settlements, and remittances to AR records; resolve differences with the Chargebacks team.
Reconcile AR to the general ledger and prepare AR schedules; respond to audit requests.
Assign daily work to AR Support; train and review their work; cover absences.
Learn AR system and reporting tools; improve cash application, collections, and reconciliation workflows.
Identify opportunities to automate recurring work and test AI-assisted processes.