AP/AR Leader: Optimize Cash Flow & Month-End Close

Rauch Associates, Inc.; Michigan; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rauch Associates, Inc. client in Southeast Michigan seeks a hands-on AP/AR leader to own the full cycle: invoicing, payments, billing, cash application and collections. Lead and develop the AP/AR team and ensure strong controls and audit support.

You will manage month-end close with reconciliations, aging, and GL tie-ins, address past-due accounts and vendor disputes, and drive efficiency by removing manual steps in the cycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in AP and/or AR, with 2+ years leading people or owning the function.
• ERP experience and strong Excel: VLOOKUPs, pivots and reconciliations.
• Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance preferred. Strong experience counts just as much.

Responsibilities

• The full payables and receivables cycle: invoice processing, vendor payments, customer billing, cash application and collections
• Leading and developing the AP/AR team
• The AP/AR side of month-end close: reconciliations, accruals, aging and subledgers that tie to the GL
• Past-due accounts and vendor disputes, worked directly before they turn into holds
• Controls: approvals, 1099s, payment audits and audit support
• Finding the manual work and duplicate effort in the cycle and fixing it

Skills

AP/AR leadership

ERP experience

Advanced Excel

Cash applications

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance

Tools

ERP software

Excel (VLOOKUP, pivots)

Job description

Rauch Associates, Inc. client in Southeast Michigan seeks a hands-on AP/AR leader to own the full cycle: invoicing, payments, billing, cash application and collections. Lead and develop the AP/AR team and ensure strong controls and audit support.

You will manage month-end close with reconciliations, aging, and GL tie-ins, address past-due accounts and vendor disputes, and drive efficiency by removing manual steps in the cycle.