Sr Manager, Billing and Receivable Accounting

Learning Care Group; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 123,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in early childhood education is seeking a Sr. Manager for Billing and Receivable Accounting. This role includes overseeing billing processes, managing a team, and ensuring operational efficiency. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in accounting or finance with a focus on improving financial accuracy and team development.

Benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Childcare discount

Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) retirement plan with company match

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in accounting/finance, billing, or AR position.
• Strong understanding of early childhood education/childcare industry preferred.
• Experience using LCG POS systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee timely and accurate billing for children at assigned schools.
• Manage month-end/year-end close activities related to receivables.
• Drive process changes for improved billing and payment flexibility.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Time management

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business or related field

Tools

LCG POS systems

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Sr. Manager, Billing and Receivable Accounting will oversee the timely and accurate billing for children in attendance at assigned schools based on the agency contract rules and regulations.Oversee the attendance monitoring, payment application, and research of discrepancies between billing and payment for centralized schools and agencies. From an accounting perspective, this role will partner with our B2B organization to establish a cadence of planning for B2B initiatives and will evaluate current B2B financial processes; with an overall goal of improving the accuracy of customer and financial records.

Essential Functions:

Drive process and system changes to enable payment flexibility, facilitate recording/billing Third Party Agencies, to improve accuracy of customer and financial records, and to minimize potential for lost revenue.

Focus on driving efficiency of back-end systems and processes for recording billings and cash receipts.

Ensure process and system changes improve controls and reduce manual accounting requirements.

Evaluate team functions and responsibilities and consider structural changes with a focus on emphasizing team strengths and potential development opportunities.

Manage month-end/year-end close activities related to receivables and accounting for B2B on sites and other B2B arrangements.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position will have six direct reports: one Sr. Accountant and five billing coordinators.

Minimum Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business or related field required.
• Understanding of early childhood education/childcare industry or retail industry experience (transactional environment which prioritizes the consumer experience), preferred.
• 7-10 years of experience in an accounting/finance, billing, or AR position required.
• Experience using LCG POS systems and understanding of LCG company policies is preferred.

Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent customer service and follow-up skills with both internal and external customers.
• Capable of working with frequent interruptions and changing priorities.
• Effective communication skills, written, verbal and interpersonal.
• Proficient time management, organizational skills and ability to meet established deadlines.
• Ability to be detailed oriented, reliable, a problem solver and make decisions with independently.
• Strong working knowledge of computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Outlook & Excel.
• Ability to work closely with cross-functional business partners to align on and achieve mutual goals.
• Ability to evaluate existing processes, analyze options to arrive at recommended course of action.
• Proven ability to act as a proactive leader committed to the development and engagement of their team.

Travel:

5%

Compensation and Benefits:

• Compensation based on position, education and experience. Bi-weekly paid.
• Base salary range: $123,000 - 135,000
• This position is also eligible for our Support Central bonus program which is based on annual achievement of company performance.

Health and Wellness Benefits:

• Employees are eligible for a variety of health and welfare benefits based on their Full-time or Part-time status on their date of hire, which include medical, dental, vision, healthcare & dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs), life insurance, disability, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, pre-paid legal, pet insurance and identity theft protection.
• Employees are eligible to participate in our 401(k) retirement plan after 30 days of employment. Participating employees are also eligible to receive a company provided match on their elective deferrals once they reach 1 year of employment with the company.

Employee perks/discounts:

• Education assistance including tuition reimbursement
• Childcare discount available to all employees
• Corporate partner Discounts
• This position is eligible for paid time off. All Corporate employees are enrolled in our Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) plan. This plan allows for flexibility and discretion between employees and managers in taking time off - with no set accrual for vacation or sick time. Employees can use Flexible PTO for any reason and is compliant with the Colorado Healthy Families Work Act.
• Applications accepted through 6/20/2025.