Senior Cash Application Leader — Automation & Excellence

WEX Inc.; Texas; Ibrido; USD 71.000 - 84.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health, dental and vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Health savings account

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Descrizione del lavoro

WEX Inc. is seeking a Senior Team Leader to guide the Cash Application team, ensuring accurate, timely payment application and strong process controls. The role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and scalable improvements in a fast-paced environment.

You will oversee close processes, liaise with Treasury and IT, and mentor leaders while integrating automation to reduce manual work and mitigate risk. A background in finance and leadership is essential.

Competenze

• At least 1 year of proven senior leadership experience in finance-related fields.
• 7+ years of financial experience in Accounts Receivable, banking, Accounts Payable, or another applicable area.
• 1-3 years of experience in managing high-level financial processes and teams.
• Must successfully pass a background investigation and drug screening.

Mansioni

• Oversee and ensure the accurate and timely application of payments received from customers to receivable accounts by providing advanced leadership and development to the team.
• Collaborate with Receivables, Customer Service, and other internal stakeholders to resolve issues with customer postings or misapplied cash promptly.
• Lead and manage the daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and reporting with a higher level of oversight.
• Coordinate and interface with WEX Bank and the WEX Accounting team, ensuring seamless integration with the General Ledger and daily cash/receivable journal entries.
• Design, streamline, and execute processes and procedures that incorporate controls to mitigate financial risk while emphasizing efficiency and accuracy of transactions.
• Identify and drive process improvement and automation opportunities, working with respective functions to implement suggestions.
• Respond to requests for financial information from internal and external stakeholders, including auditors, with a higher level of detail and accuracy.
• Oversee the onboarding and integration of subsidiaries and new acquisitions, ensuring smooth transitions and compliance with financial policies.
• Work with Treasury and IT groups to coordinate lockbox activity, resolve file issues with banks, and represent operations on bank or Treasury initiatives.
• Provide leadership to the team, including meetings, goal setting, metrics, and performance reviews.
• Coordinate work distributions, training schedules, PTO and holiday coverage calendars, and process documentation.
• Mentor and develop team leaders to ensure consistent leadership across the department.
• Proactively identify and embrace opportunities to integrate AI and automation technologies into operational processes.

Conoscenze

Senior leadership

Accounts receivable

Financial processes

Team management

Problem solving

Automation AI

Descrizione del lavoro

WEX Inc. is seeking a Senior Team Leader to guide the Cash Application team, ensuring accurate, timely payment application and strong process controls. The role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and scalable improvements in a fast-paced environment.

You will oversee close processes, liaise with Treasury and IT, and mentor leaders while integrating automation to reduce manual work and mitigate risk. A background in finance and leadership is essential.