Accounts Receivable Manager

Boschgroup; Lincolnshire (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Boschgroup in Lincolnshire, IL, seeks an Accounts Receivable Manager to lead daily A/R operations, credit risk evaluation, and customer onboarding. You will optimize billing, cash posting, and collections while championing automation and data analytics across the end-to-end invoice-to-cash cycle.

The role requires cross‑functional collaboration with Sales, Logistics, Billing, and Customer Service, plus strong internal controls and intercompany reconciliations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in accounting, finance, or business administration.
• 7+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience in A/R, intercompany accounting, or internal controls.
• Manufacturing environment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily A/R operations including billing, cash posting, and ledger reconciliation.
• Oversee credit risk assessment and onboarding for new customers.
• Monitor aging, collections, and dispute resolution.
• Collaborate with Sales, Logistics, Billing, and Customer Service.
• Drive process automation and digital modernization.
• Ensure internal controls and intercompany reconciliations.

Skills

Leadership & Interpersonal

Analytical problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Tools

SAP FI/SD

SAP S/4HANA

Microsoft Excel

Automation Anywhere

Alteryx

Power Automate

Catalytic

Microsoft Copilot / Custom GPTs

Job description

The Accounts Receivable Manager oversees and leads the daily operations of the Accounts Receivable (A/R), credit risk management, and customer onboarding functions. In addition to ensuring seamless billing, cash application, and collections, this role champions departmental continuous improvement by incorporating modern data analytics, hands-on workflow automation, and digital productivity tools. The objective is to elevate operational accuracy, streamline intercompany and trade reconciliations, and optimize the end-to-end invoice-to-cash cycle.

Core Accounts Receivable Operations & Credit Management

• Operational Leadership: Direct and oversee the daily activities of the Accounts Receivable team, ensuring timely and accurate customer billing, payment posting, and ledger reconciliation.
• Customer Onboarding & Credit Assessment: Lead credit evaluation processes for new customers, including application reviews, credit risk scoring, trade reference verification, credit limit recommendations, and master data setup.
• Continuous Credit Monitoring: Perform annual credit limit reviews and execute monthly exposure monitoring to proactively mitigate financial and credit risk.
• Dispute Resolution & Collections: Monitor aging accounts, delayed payments, deduction balances, and transaction irregularities. Coordinate proactive follow-up on overdue accounts and drive timely resolution of disputed invoices.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner actively with Sales, Logistics, Billing, and Customer Service teams to resolve underlying root causes of customer payment discrepancies and ensure clean order-to-cash handoffs.
• Customer Relations: Build and maintain professional relationships with key customer accounts to facilitate prompt payments and resolve escalations efficiently.
• Compliance & Internal Controls: Ensure strict adherence to internal financial controls (e.g., IC) , organizational accounting guidelines, and applicable statutory regulations.

Process Optimization & Digital Modernization

• Hands-on Process Automation: Identify repetitive, rule-based administrative tasks across invoicing, billing exceptions, and cash matching. Design and deploy targeted workflow automations using approved enterprise automation platforms.
• Advanced Reconciliations: Streamline and automate monthly intercompany Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable reconciliation processes to accelerate closing cycles and eliminate balance variances.
• Data-Driven Analytics & Reporting: Design, automate, and maintain dynamic reporting dashboards for aging analysis, cash collection forecasts, dispute trackers, and executive KPI summaries.
• Digital Tool Integration: Drive the department to utilize approved digital assistants and modern productivity tools (such as generative AI models and custom GPT workflows) to accelerate routine communications, standardize dispute response templates, and enhance internal documentation.

Education & Professional Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
• Experience: 7+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, with demonstrated capability in accounts receivable operations, intercompany accounting, or internal controls. Experience within a manufacturing environment and complex enterprise structures is preferred.

Technical & Digital Competencies

• ERP Proficiency: Solid hands-on experience with SAP (FI/SD modules); experience with SAP S/4HANA is highly advantageous.
• Spreadsheet & Analytics: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (advanced modeling, complex functions, pivot reporting, power queries).
• Automation & Workflow Tools: Practical experience building and implementing workflows with process automation and data preparation platforms (e.g., Automation Anywhere, Alteryx, Power Automate, or Catalytic).
• Modern Productivity & AI Tools: Familiarity with approved corporate generative AI applications (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT/Custom GPTs) for data synthesis, drafting, and workflow acceleration.

Leadership & Interpersonal Skills

• Communication: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with a proven record of collaborating across cross-functional departments and engaging external customer contacts.
• Change Leadership: Strong ability to guide team members through process updates, digital tool adoption, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Analytical Problem-Solving: High attention to detail, structured analytical thinking, and the ability to turn complex operational data into actionable business improvements.

Salary range is $135,000 to $150,000 annually, plus bonus.

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability / veterans