Accounts Receivable Manager

RemoFirst; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative startup is seeking a Cash Application Specialist to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to influence the invoicing process and work with a diverse group of professionals in a fully remote environment. You'll be responsible for preparing client invoices, ensuring accuracy, and collaborating with various departments to enhance billing efficiency. With a strong focus on culture, respect, and inclusion, this company values your input and encourages personal growth as they scale their operations globally. Join a market leader and help shape the future of finance operations!

Benefits

100% remote work

Competitive compensation

PTO regulated by local statutory

Startup environment

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Finance, Payroll, or Accounting.
• Strong communication skills in English, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue accurate client invoices monthly.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure all billable items are captured.

Skills

Accounting

Finance

Payroll

Communication Skills

Time Management

Data Analysis

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Education

2-year accounting degree or equivalent experience

Job description

RemoFirst empowers employers to be free from geographical boundaries when accessing talent, allowing employees to pursue opportunities wherever they may exist. We are on a mission to be the FIRST to truly revolutionise the industry and be a generational company.

Our platform offers a full-range people management tool, employee benefits like health insurance, and financial benefits, and enabling clients to hire anyone from anywhere with one click. RemoFirst manages employees and contractors for Fortune 500 companies (e.g., Microsoft, Mastercard) and the best startups worldwide (e.g., TransferGo).

We are a small but strong team of 140 people (and growing) hyper-focussed on delivering a world-class platform and unparalleled service with our industry-leading partnerships. To help accelerate our growth and pace of delivery, we are looking for talented Cash Application Specialist to help spearhead the overall look and feel of our features and services.

What you'll be doing:

• Prepare, review, and issue accurate client invoices on a monthly basis in accordance with Remofirst’s billing cycles.
• Ensure timely billing for all services, including Employer of Record (EOR) and global payroll.

• Verify invoice accuracy by cross-checking with local payroll data, client agreements, and employee contracts.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams - including Customer Success, Hiring, Offboarding, Support, and Sales - to ensure all billable items are properly captured and reflected.

• Coordinate with the Product team on enhancements or fixes needed for invoicing systems and tools.

• Ensuring any reconciliation breaks are thoroughly investigated and remediated on a timely basis, considering both tactical and strategic initiatives

• Respond promptly and professionally to client inquiries related to invoices.

• Support finance operations clean-up initiatives, such as reviewing and reconciling client accounts.

• Identify recurring issues, billing discrepancies, or inefficiencies and propose process improvements.

• Continuously look for opportunities to streamline the invoicing process and reduce errors.

• Complete ad hoc tasks as assigned, including reporting and support for audit-related requests.

• Perform other duties as required in alignment with Finance Operations initiatives and at the discretion of the Senior Finance Operations Manager.

Job responsibilities of role may change based on Finance Management discretion.

What you’ll need:

• 2-year accounting degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Finance, Payroll, or Accountant is required
• English verbal and written communication skills are essential
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize work to meet set deadlines
• Strong time management, planning, and organizational skills
• Ability to analyze and research data and resolve discrepancies
• Ability to multitask in a deadline-driven environment and shift priorities as needed
• Ability to seek out information and resolve issues
• Comfortable working autonomously but within a team
• High-level numeracy and reconciliation skills, with demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience in processing a high volume of customer invoices.

Why work at RemoFirst?

• Startup environment. RemoFirst is an early-stage start-up. You have a voice, and can influence and grow rapidly.
• Build & Scale From Scratch. Experience hyper-growth scale and help us build a great team of professionals worldwide that can help us achieve this ambitious vision.
• Work for a Market Leader. Scale a project that counts market-leading companies like Microsoft, Mastercard, and more as happy customers.
• Compensation and perks are great! Competitive compensation.100% remote work. PTO regulated by local statutory.
• Culture. We lead with respect, kindness, and the right to fail. We value hard, yet smart work.Diversity and inclusion are part of our DNA.As we grow and evolve, we welcome your input to help us define our culture further.