Accounts Receivable Specialist

Samsonite International S.A; Mansfield, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsonite is seeking an Accounts Receivable Cash Application Specialist to support daily cash application activities within our Finance Shared Services team. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented AR professional with experience applying payments, researching discrepancies, reconciling customer accounts, and supporting process documentation.

The position will also assist with SAP S/4HANA upgrade activities, including testing, data validation, and post-upgrade support.

Qualifications

• Experience in cash application and posting payments.
• Ability to research unapplied cash, deductions, and remittances.
• Experience reconciling customer accounts and GL activity.
• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA upgrade activities and testing.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Office.

Responsibilities

• Apply customer payments accurately across various receipts.
• Research and resolve unapplied cash, short payments, overpayments, deductions, and remittance issues.
• Reconcile cash application activity to bank deposits, customer accounts, remittance details, and GL activity.
• Support SAP S/4HANA upgrade activities, including testing, data validation, documentation, and post-upgrade support.
• Maintain accurate records, support month-end close, assist with audit requests, and collaborate with internal partners on priorities.

Skills

Cash application experience

Payment posting

Customer account reconciliation

SAP/SAP S/4HANA

Excel proficiency

Detail oriented

Communication

Tools

SAP/S/4HANA

Job description

Samsonite is seeking an Accounts Receivable Cash Application Specialist to support daily cash application activities within our Finance Shared Services team. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented AR professional with experience applying payments, researching discrepancies, reconciling customer accounts, and supporting process documentation. The position will also assist with SAP S/4HANA upgrade activities, including testing, data validation, and post-upgrade support.

What You’ll Do

• Apply customer payments accurately and timely, including lockbox, ACH, wire, credit card, and other electronic receipts.

• Research and resolve unapplied cash, short payments, overpayments, deductions, remittance issues, and payment posting discrepancies.

• Reconcile cash application activity to bank deposits, customer accounts, remittance details, and general ledger activity.

• Support SAP S/4HANA upgrade activities, including testing, issue tracking, data validation, documentation, and post-upgrade support.

• Maintain accurate records, support month‑end close, assist with audit requests, and collaborate with internal partners on cash application priorities.

What We’re Looking For

• Cash application, payment posting, and customer account reconciliation experience

• Knowledge of lockbox, ACH, wire, credit card, remittance, deductions, and unapplied cash processes

• ERP system experience, preferably SAP; SAP S/4HANA experience is a plus

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office

• Strong attention to detail, organization, communication, follow-through, and problem-solving skills