Cash Applications Manager

Jobtailor; Alabama; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Cash Applications Manager in Alabama to lead day-to-day cash applications, postings, and reconciliations. You will partner with Accounting Operations, Treasury, and business teams to enhance cash processes, drive automation, and ensure accuracy in a multi-entity environment.

The role requires a strong background in cash controls, accounting workflows, and team leadership, with a focus on continuous improvement and tight internal controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience in relevant fields.
• Experience managing high-performing teams in finance operations.
• Strong understanding of cash controls, reconciliations, and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day cash applications, including payments, postings, and adjustments.
• Ensure accurate and timely cash receipts and disbursements per policy.
• Oversee reconciliations, unapplied cash, aging items, and variances.
• Collaborate with Accounting Operations, Treasury, and business teams to improve processes.
• Identify control gaps, lead root-cause analysis, and drive corrective actions.
• Support month-, quarter-, and year-end close activities.
• Maintain cash policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Seek automation and reporting opportunities in a multi-entity environment.
• Provide leadership, coaching, workload management, and training to staff.
• Develop knowledge of business lines, systems, and regulatory reporting needs.

Skills

Cash Applications Management

Team Leadership

Process Improvement

Financial Systems Implementation

Data Analysis

Automation Tools

Regulatory Compliance

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Decision-Making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, MIS

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

Reporting Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

• Lead the day-to-day cash applications function, including incoming payments, outgoing cash activity, adjustments, refunds, transfers, and related posting activity
• Ensure cash receipts and disbursements are recorded accurately, timely, and according to company policies, internal controls, and accounting standards
• Oversee cash-related account reconciliations and resolve unapplied cash, discrepancies, aging items, and variances
• Partner with Accounting Operations, Treasury, Finance, Billing, Collections, and business teams to resolve issues and improve cash processes
• Monitor workflows, identify control gaps and recurring issues, and lead or support root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities
• Maintain and improve cash application policies, procedures, documentation, and internal controls
• Identify opportunities for efficiency, automation, reporting, and scalability in a multi-entity environment
• Provide leadership, coaching, workload management, performance feedback, and process training to team members
• Build working knowledge of business lines, systems, accounting flows, regulatory requirements, and reporting needs affecting cash activity

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Management Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent education and related experience
• Experience managing and developing high performing teams
• Demonstrated experience in cash applications, accounting operations, treasury operations, accounts receivable, accounts payable, or related financial operations
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, cash controls, reconciliations, and operational accounting workflows
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage priorities, meet deadlines, and drive accountability in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills
• High integrity, sound judgment, attention to detail, and commitment to accuracy and continuous improvement
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• English language fluency required
• Five or more years of experience in accounting, cash applications, treasury operations, accounts receivable, accounts payable, or related financial operations preferred
• Three or more years of experience in the financial services or insurance industry preferred
• Experience leading or supervising a team in an accounting or finance operations environment preferred
• Experience working in a complex, multi-entity organization or shared services environment preferred
• Experience with process improvement, automation, reporting tools, or financial systems implementation preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in cash applications, accounting operations, and treasury management while leading high-performing teams to enhance financial processes and ensure compliance with accounting standards. Proficient in identifying opportunities for efficiency and automation in multi-entity environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Cash Applications Management
• Accounting Principles
• Team Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Financial Systems Implementation

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Cash Controls
• Account Reconciliation
• Accounts Receivable
• Accounts Payable
• Operational Accounting Workflows
• Financial Reporting
• Data Analysis
• Automation Tools
• Regulatory Compliance
• Financial Operations

Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Problem-Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Decision-Making
• Attention to Detail

Industry Keywords

• Financial Services
• Insurance Industry
• Multi-Entity Organization
• Shared Services Environment

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Excel
• Reporting Tools