Accounts Receivable Specialist

Sears; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Mentorship from finance leaders

Job summary

Sears in Sioux City, IA, is hiring an Accounts Receivable Specialist. The role requires CFA certification with 5+ years of experience and offers a senior ownership trajectory, equity participation, and mentorship from accomplished finance leaders.

Salary ranges from $70,000 to $96,000 per year with rolling interviews. The position emphasizes deep-dive analytics beyond standard reporting, assisting in strategic financial planning and funding models.

Qualifications

• CFA certification with 5+ years of experience.
• Ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication for meeting recaps.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle accounts payable and receivable process.
• Prepare board-ready financial packages and executive summaries.
• Own senior sign-off on journal entries above threshold.
• Reconcile the loan amortization schedule against lender statements.
• Model the runway to forecast next funding date.
• Track grant funding, restricted accounts, and compliance reporting.
• Streamline month-end close to reduce reporting turnaround.

Skills

CFA Certification

Cross-functional collaboration

Time management

Written communication

Education

CFA Certification

Job description

Cash flow does not forecast itself, which is why Sears is adding an Accounts Receivable Specialist to the Sioux City team. At Sears, $70,000 - $96,000 buys a senior seat, but 5 years of Cross-Functional Collaboration buys you the ownership that comes with it.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the full-cycle accounts payable and receivable process
• Prepare board-ready financial packages and inclusive executive summaries
• Own the senior sign-off on journal entries above the threshold
• Reconcile the loan amortization schedule against every lender statement
• Model the runway so Sears always knows its next funding date
• Track grant funding, restricted accounts, and compliance reporting
• Where most senior roles stop at reporting, this one digs into the why
• Streamline month-end close to reduce reporting turnaround time

What You'll Bring

• A solid foundation in CFA Certification, refined over 5+ years
• A collaborator who makes the senior review feel less like an exam
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads

Sears builds finance tools the way old shops built furniture — slowly, in Sioux City, IA, and with a steady-handed respect for the craft. We onboard you to the finance mission first and the Risk Assessment tooling second, in that order.

Sears rewards your growth-minded work with $70,000 - $96,000, equity participation, and mentorship from accomplished finance leaders.

The team in Sioux City is interviewing on a rolling basis, so early applicants get noticed first.

Don't let a detail-focused Accounts Receivable Specialist opening in Sioux City become the one that got away.