Cash Applications Manager

Saint-Gobain; Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 102,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off & Parental Leave

Life Insurance & Disability

Job summary

Saint-Gobain is seeking an experienced Cash Applications Manager to lead NA cash application operations within OTC Services. The role focuses on accurate posting, reconciliation, exception resolution, and scalable automation across a multi-ERP landscape.

You will drive daily activities, develop the team, and ensure controls and audit readiness while partnering with finance, IT, and service providers. A strong background in SAP and high-volume processing is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field.
• 7+ years in cash application, AR, treasury ops or shared services with leadership responsibility.
• Experience in high-volume, multi-entity environments and outsourced delivery.
• Knowledge of bank/lockbox processing, remittance interpretation, AR posting and month-end close.
• Experience with internal controls, risk assessment, audit support, and controls documentation.
• Experience with SAP and large ERP systems; automation and workflow familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily Cash Application activity and set priorities to balance workload.
• Ensure payments are identified, posted, reconciled, and remitted timely; reduce manual touches.
• Resolve unapplied cash, short payments, and posting exceptions; drive root-cause analysis.
• Balance banks, cash receipts, subledgers, and ledgers with automated reconciliation where possible.
• Develop and coach the team; establish performance expectations and governance with service providers.
• Support audits, securitization reviews, and control walkthroughs with evidence.

Skills

Cash applications

Leadership

Data analysis

Root-cause problem-solving

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

SAP

BlackLine

ERP systems

Job description

The Cash Applications Managers leads North American cash application operations within Order-to-Cash Services, ensuring accurate, timely payment posting, reconciliation, exception resolution, service performance, team development, and control execution across a complex, multi-ERP environment. Standardize, reduce manual touches, move-toward exception-based processing, and build a more scalable and automated Cash Application capability.

OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE DELIVERY

• Lead daily Cash App activity, set priorities, balance workload, and ensure coverage for critical processing and close requirements while shifting team capacity from routine posting toward exception management and root-cause resolution
• Ensure payments are identified, validated, posted, cleared, and reconciled accurately and timely businesses, with an expectation to reduce manual touches and expand automated posting
• Drive resolution of unapplied cash and receipts, on-account items, returned payments, short payments, offsets, and posting exceptions while identifying and eliminating recurring causes
• Ensure daily and monthly balancing among banks, cash receipts, subledgers, Treasury records, and general ledgers, using standardized controls and automated reconciliation opportunities

PEOPLE AND SERVICE-PROVIDER MANAGEMENT

• Lead, coach, and develop the internal team through clear objectives, feedback, cross-training, and succession planning, including capabilities needed for exception-based and automation work
• Establish expectations for internal/outsourced teams covering quality, timeliness, productivity, controls, service, issue resolution, automation, and standardization
• Conduct reviews, challenge performance and automation gaps, require root-cause analysis and corrective action, and verify sustained improvement and benefit realization

CONTROLS, RECONCILIATION, & AUDIT READINESS

• Ensure compliance with Group policies and the Internal Control Reference Framework
• Oversee reconciliations, process documentation, reviews, risk assessments, and corrective actions while standardizing execution and reducing avoidable manual effort
• Monitor aging and materiality of unapplied cash, suspense items, and open balances; escal…
• Support internal and external audits, securitization reviews, and control walkthroughs with applicable evidence

PROCESS TRANSFORMATION, AUTOMATION, & INSIGHT

• Standardize processes, measures, roles, and escalation paths; eliminate unnecessary variation and rework to enable automation
• Partner with OTC Solutions, IT, ERP teams, and service providers to improve remittance and payment data quality, expand straight-through or touchless posting, and reduce manual intervention
• Use data to identify and eliminate root causes of remittance failures, unapplied cash, posting defects, downstream disputes, and recurring customer issues
• Lead or support solution selection, testing, implementation, cutover, hypercare, adoption, and benefit tracking for Cash Application automation and process-improvement initiatives

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP & INTEGRATION

• Partner with Credit & Collections, Treasury, General Accounting, Customer Service, business finance teams, banks, customers, and service providers to remove payment friction and improve remittance quality at the source
• Lead Cash Application readiness for acquisitions, integrations, divestitures, banking changes, ERP migrations, and new payment or remittance channels, favoring scalable and standardized designs
• Communicate performance, risks, issue status, planned changes, and business impacts clearly to stakeholders
• Represent Cash Application in cross-functional OTC initiatives and reinforce end-to-end process ownership

What do you bring?

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline is strongly preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered
• 7+ years progressive experience in cash application, accounts receivable, treasury operations, shared services, or related finance operations, including prior leadership responsibility.
• Relevant experience with high-volume transaction processing in a multi-business, multi-entity, or multi-system environment; outsourced service-delivery experience.
• Bank and lockbox processing, remittance interpretation, AR posting and clearing, reconciliation, and month-end close dependencies.
• Internal controls, segregation of duties, process documentation, control evidence, risk assessment, remediation, and audit support.
• Experience with large ERP systems and complex interfaces; SAP experience.
• Cash application automation, workflow, ticketing, reporting, and BlackLine familiarity.
• People leadership, coaching, service-provider governance, change leadership, and accountability.
• Strong analytical, root-cause problem-solving, data interpretation, and benefit-tracking capability.
• Clear communication and stakeholder management across Finance, businesses, banks, customers, IT, and service providers.

What are our perks?

Saint-Gobain is committed to helping you and your family be well in all aspects of your life. Be Well. Be You brings together inclusive programs and meaningful resources to support all aspects of your physical, emotional, financial, and social well-being. Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs.

Health and Well-being – Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work.

• Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Healthcare Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• LiveWell Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave [WASHINGTON STATE ONLY: Must include specific number of days or hours of PTO, vacation and holidays the candidate should expect to receive in a calendar year (ex: (15 days PTO per year, 10 paid holidays per year)]

Retirement and Protection - Helping to make the future life you want a reality.

• 401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP) Cash Balance Pension Plan
• Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness and

Additional Benefits – Helping shape the experience and impact you want

• Identity Theft Protection
• Auto and Home Insurance
• Pet Insurance and Discounts
• Back-up Child and Elder Care

Why work for us?

At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.

Being a worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets. Its integrated solutions for the renovation of public and private buildings, light construction, and the decarbonization of construction and industry are developed through a continuous innovation process and provide sustainability and performance. The Group’s commitment is guided by its purpose, “Making the World a Better Home."

Certain locations require pay information be provided in job postings. Saint-Gobain aims to deliver a comprehensive Total Rewards package to support our employees’ wellbeing and help improve daily life for themselves and their families. We believe in the importance of pay transparency in what we offer potential candidates. Provided is the national pay range for this position which is $102,000 to $158,000 per year. However, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus. The targeted bonus amount is 13% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures. The Total Target Cash range (base pay and annual bonus) for this position, is $115,260 to $178,540. Bonus payments are part of variable compensation and by nature can vary based on company and individual performance and is not a guarantee.