Accounts Receivable Specialist

Big Lots, Inc.; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning stipends

Flexible hours

Job summary

Big Lots, Inc. in Vancouver, WA seeks an Accounts Receivable Specialist who blends audit rigor with insightful analysis. You will reconcile accounts across entities and currencies, surface risks, and help translate financial data into actionable guidance.

You should bring at least 1 year of ownership of outcomes, strong GAAP knowledge, and the ability to prioritize under tight deadlines. Flexible, learning-minded culture awaits.

Qualifications

• 1+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks
• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• Comfort being measured against a clear junior bar
• Fluency in Active Listening earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial
• Enough GAAP to be dangerous, enough Emotional Intelligence to be trusted

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounts reconciliation across multiple entities and currencies
• Analyze financial data using Risk Assessment to surface trends and risks
• Keep the WA property-tax filings ahead of every assessor deadline
• Close the books each month without letting deadlines slip at Big Lots
• Maintain accurate records in Month-End Close and recommend process improvements

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Data interpretation

Prioritization

Active listening

GAAP

Emotional Intelligence

Job description

We need a joyfully-rigorous Accounts Receivable Specialist in Vancouver who is equal parts auditor, analyst, and translator of financial truth. What sets the offer apart is trust — $59,000 - $96,000 and temporary hours are nice, but the finance ownership is the headline.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee accounts reconciliation across multiple entities and currencies
• Analyze financial data using Risk Assessment to surface trends and risks
• Keep the WA property-tax filings ahead of every assessor deadline
• Close the books each month without letting deadlines slip at Big Lots
• Maintain accurate records in Month-End Close and recommend process improvements

What You'll Bring

• 1+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks
• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• Comfort being measured against a clear junior bar
• Fluency in Active Listening earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial
• Enough GAAP to be dangerous, enough Emotional Intelligence to be trusted

For over 1 years, Big Lots has built craft-obsessed solutions that help teams in Vancouver, WA get more done. Learning out loud is encouraged here, so share the Emotional Intelligence rabbit hole you fell down yesterday.

At Big Lots the paycheck opens at $59,000 - $96,000 and the perks, from learning stipends to flexible Vancouver, WA hours, only widen from there.

Right now the Accounts Receivable Specialist listing in Vancouver, WA is live and looking.

We open the Accounts Receivable Specialist role today and close it once we meet the right person, so hurry.