Accounts Receivable Specialist

BCD; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plans

Education support

Travel and hotel discounts

Flexible work environment

Job summary

BCD Meetings & Events in Chicago is seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist for a hybrid role that combines work from home with occasional office visits. The position involves invoicing clients, posting payments, monitoring emails, and AR collections as part of the accounting team.

The ideal candidate has several years of AR experience in hospitality-related sectors, strong Excel skills (including X-Lookup), and familiarity with SAP is a plus.

Qualifications

• A few years of Accounts Receivable experience in corporate meetings, events, business travel, hotels or housing bureau.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including X-Lookup.
• Knowledge of SAP is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Issue client invoices and post client payments.
• Monitor the department email box and assist with AR collections.
• Provide weekly cash forecasting in Treasury Metrics tool.
• Prepare client invoicing and upload into client portals.
• Reconcile and post credit card payments and related fees.
• Post cash from bank into SAP system as daily support.
• Allocate cash postings to AR invoices.
• Research unidentified incoming receipts related to hotel commissions.
• Handle inquiries for payments and deposits.
• Provide collections follow-up with vendors, clients and suppliers.
• Extract and review commissions from supplier portals.
• Meet daily, weekly, and month-end deadlines including collection targets.
• Support VP and Senior Finance Manager on special projects.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Excel

Team collaboration

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Accounts Receivable Specialist

Date: Oct 19, 2026

Location: US, Chicago , Virtual , United States, NOAM

Company: BCD

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Accounts Receivable Specialist (Hybrid)

Full time, Chicago (This is primarily a work from home role, with the requirement to come to the office once a week to manage the deposit)

We are looking for a diligent Accounts Receivable Specialist to join our accounting department. The Account Receivable Specialist’s responsibilities include issuing client invoices, posting of client payments, monitoring department email box, and weekly AR collections.

What You'll Do

• Invoice for Venue Sourcing hotel commissions using our Empower tool
• Provide cash Forecasting weekly if not daily in Treasury Metrics tool
• Prepare client invoicing and/or upload into client portals
• Be accountable for the reconciliation and posting of credit card payment activity and fees
• Provide back up for daily posting of cash from our bank account into SAP system
• Allocate cash postings to individual AR invoices
• Research unidentified incoming receipts as related to hotel commissions
• Be responsible for inquiries for payments & deposits
• Provide collection follow-up internally or directly with vendors, clients & suppliers
• Extract, sort, research and review commissions from various supplier portals
• Meet daily, weekly, and month end deadlines including collection targets
• Support Vice President and Senior Finance Manager on special projects where needed
  

What You'll Bring

• You have a few years of Accounts Receivable experience in corporate meetings events, business travel, hotels or housing bureau
• Intermediate skills in Excel; including solid skills with X-Lookup feature
• Good follow-through on goals, plans, and projects
• You have the ability to meet deadlines, take direction, and work well with others
• Knowledge of SAP a plus

About us

At BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E), we provide more than meeting and event planning services: we create connections that inspire, motivate and change behavior for our customers. As the world’s most trusted and innovative meetings and events agency, BCD M&E cultivates a culture of people, passion and purpose to drive business forward.

Headquartered in Chicago, with locations in 60+ countries across the world, BCD M&E’s team of 2,000+ people are committed to sustainability and driving success for our customers, our business and ourselves. Our values are at the heart of everything we do, and we look for people that want to be a part of something special, can rise to our standards and love to bring their unique perspective to the table.

While we can’t guarantee every day will be the best (who can?), we can promise a community of people who genuinely care and lead with empathy, a flexible workplace with awesome perks and challenging work that means something.

See what life is about at BCD M&E at bcdme.com/careers

Get to know us by reading our blog and checking out our social media:

• We believe that a flexible working environment is key to getting the best out of our teams. We will support you to work where you need to and when you need to, depending on how you work best.
• Room to Grow
  • Our line of work and business structure challenge our people in a way that inspires growth, with learning and development built into every role. We give individuals ownership over the direction and speed in which they grow.
• Everyone has a voice
  • We thrive on conversations that spark curiosity and empathy. No matter how big or how small, every voice is heard, considered and respected.
• Make your move
  • The diversity of roles across BCD M&E’s global locations means that our people often find new adventures during their time with us. Join us as a meeting planner role in the UK, stay for a global marketing career — there’s always room to move.
• Our extensive benefits include comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans, continued education support, diverse work locations, travel and hotel discounts, volunteer and sustainability opportunities and a successful employee recognition program.
• We’re positive. You’ll love it.
  • It starts from the top. Our leaders lead with positivity, believe in our people and trust us to do the right thing. There will always be support along your journey, in little and big ways.

At BCD Travel we value you, our culture and success is defined by you. We carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors, including your professional background and experience. The salary range for candidates in applicable jurisdictions in the US for the position of AR Specialist is between $65,000 and $69,000. The actual pay depends on your skills, qualifications, experience and geographical location.

We’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about a role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we still encourage you to apply.

We are committed to providing reasonable and necessary accommodations to ensure all employees can perform their roles effectively. For accommodation requests or further information, contact our Talent Acquisition department at [e-mail] .