Senior Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist

Budderfly; Shelton (CT); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career advancement

Competitive pay

Full benefits package

Job summary

Budderfly is seeking a Senior Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist to manage a high-volume commercial AR portfolio, proactively collecting outstanding balances, resolving billing disputes, and ensuring accurate reconciliations.

In this hybrid Shelton, CT role, you will partner with Treasury, Billing, Customer Success, Sales, and Operations to improve cash flow, reduce DSO, and maintain positive customer relationships. 8+ years of experience in B2B collections is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of progressive commercial accounts receivable and collections experience.
• Experience managing high-volume B2B collections and customer accounts in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong experience with customer account reconciliations, billing disputes, deductions, cash application, and commercial collection practices.
• Experience in utility, energy services, recurring billing, telecommunications, healthcare, or other high-volume receivables environments preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage a high-volume portfolio of commercial accounts, overseeing collections, aging, account reconciliations, billing disputes, and payment discrepancies.
• Execute collection strategies and negotiate payment arrangements to maximize cash flow, reduce delinquent balances, and achieve collection and DSO targets.
• Perform high-volume B2B collections through phone, email, and written correspondence while maintaining positive customer relationships.
• Reconcile customer accounts, research short payments and deductions, resolve unapplied cash, and process adjustments, credits, and refunds.
• Investigate utility billing variances, recurring revenue discrepancies, rate reconciliations, shared savings calculations, and invoice disputes.
• Support daily cash application activities and partner with Treasury to resolve payment and unapplied receipt issues.
• Prepare collection and aging reports, identify collection risks and trends, support reserve considerations, and assist with month-end close.
• Collaborate with Treasury, Billing, Customer Success, Sales, Operations, Legal, FP&A, and Accounting to resolve account issues and improve cash flow.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Collections

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Tools

Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP)

ERP/CRM systems

NetSuite

MS Dynamics

SAP/Oracle

Job description

Budderfly is a fast-growth, private equity-backed energy management outsourcing company that is committed to reducing global carbon emissions for small to medium sized enterprises. We are the premier sustainability partner for businesses with repeatable footprints such as restaurant chains, assisted living facilities, retail franchises, and more. Budderfly installs, monitors, and manages a combination of patented technologies, equipment upgrades, and proprietary energy software to help deliver complete energy saving solutions for our customers.

Celebrating 5 years on Inc. 5000 America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list. Recognized in Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist to join our growing Finance organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in commercial collections, utility or recurring billing environments, and account reconciliation within a fast-paced, high-growth organization. The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills while balancing excellent customer service with disciplined collection practices.

Why This Role Is Important:

The Senior Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist is a pivotal role responsible for managing a high-volume commercial accounts receivable portfolio, proactively collecting outstanding balances, resolving billing disputes, reconciling customer accounts, and partnering with internal departments to ensure timely cash collections.

This role plays a critical part in maintaining the company’s cash flow and financial health by reducing outstanding receivables, improving collection performance, identifying account issues before they escalat…

Responsibilities:

• Manage a high-volume portfolio of commercial accounts, overseeing collections, aging, account reconciliations, billing disputes, and payment discrepancies.
• Execute collection strategies and negotiate payment arrangements to maximize cash flow, reduce delinquent balances, and achieve collection and DSO targets.
• Perform high-volume B2B collections through phone, email, and written correspondence while maintaining positive customer relationships.
• Reconcile customer accounts, research short payments and deductions, resolve unapplied cash, and process adjustments, credits, and refunds.
• Investigate utility billing variances, recurring revenue discrepancies, rate reconciliations, shared savings calculations, and invoice disputes.
• Support daily cash application activities and partner with Treasury to resolve payment and unapplied receipt issues.
• Prepare collection and aging reports, identify collection risks and trends, support reserve considerations, and assist with month‑end close.
• Collaborate with Treasury, Billing, Customer Success, Sales, Operations, Legal, FP&A, and Accounting to resolve account issues and improve cash flow.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of progressive commercial accounts receivable and collections experience.
• Experience managing high-volume B2B collections and customer accounts in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong experience with customer account reconciliations, billing disputes, deductions, cash application, and commercial collection practices.
• Experience in utility, energy services, recurring billing, telecommunications, healthcare, or other high‑volume receivables environments preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, negotiation, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

Technical Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP.
• Experience with ERP and accounts receivable systems, CRM platforms, collection management software, and financial reporting tools.
• Experience with NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP systems preferred.
• Energy, utility, ESCO, recurring revenue, private equity‑backed, or high‑growth company experience preferred.

Location:

Shelton, CT-Hybrid Schedule (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays-in office)

Compensation

$31.25 - $36 USD

Compensation is based on factors including level of experience, skillset, qualifications, and location.

What We Offer:

• Career advancement opportunities in a fast‑growing, supportive company environment
• Competitive pay
• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vison, 401K, life insurance, and disability insurance
• Opportunity to work as part of a team that values its members and works together to achieve positive change.

Budderfly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status, and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.

We welcome all job seekers, including those with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career web page as a result of your disability