Accounts Receivable Manager

Accounts Receivable Manager

Quality Enclosures is seeking a detail-oriented, reliable, and experienced Accounts Receivable Manager to take ownership of the company's accounts receivable function. This role is ideal for someone with strong AR experience, sound accounting judgment, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to manage both day-to-day operations and department-level accountability.

The Accounts Receivable Manager will be responsible for managing the full accounts receivable process, including invoicing, cash application, customer account maintenance, collections follow-up, account reconciliations, discrepancy resolution, AR reporting, and month-end support. This position requires someone who is hands-on, analytical, communicative, and comfortable working independently while partnering closely with accounting leadership and other departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and own daily Accounts Receivable activities, including invoicing, payment posting, cash application, customer account maintenance, and AR issue resolution.
• Monitor AR aging and lead customer follow-up on past-due balances to support timely collections and improved cash flow.
• Research and resolve billing, payment, credit, short payment, unapplied cash, and customer account discrepancies.
• Reconcile customer accounts and maintain accurate, organized, and complete AR records.
• Manage month-end close activities related to Accounts Receivable, including reconciliations, reporting, adjustments, and account analysis.
• Prepare and review AR reports to provide visibility into collections activity, outstanding balances, cash receipts, aging trends, unapplied cash, and other key metrics.
• Establish, maintain, and improve AR procedures to ensure accuracy, consistency, accountability, and timely follow-up.
• Provide department-level ownership of Accounts Receivable priorities, deadlines, documentation, and issue escalation.
• Partner with internal teams through strong communication to ensure accurate billing, payment application, account resolution, and accounting throughout the organization.
• Review current workflows and lead practical improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency, timeliness, reporting, and department accountability.
• Help document procedures and support process improvements across AR functions.
• Identify opportunities for automation, improved reporting, stronger controls, and more efficient workflows.
• Support accounting department projects and other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 35+ years of experience in Accounts Receivable, accounting operations, credit and collections, or a similar finance operations role.
• Prior experience managing or owning an Accounts Receivable function preferred.
• Experience providing oversight, guidance, training, or accountability for AR processes, whether or not in a direct-supervisory role.
• Strong understanding of invoicing, payment application, cash application, collections follow-up, account reconciliations, discrepancy resolution, and month-end support.
• Ability to perform transactional accounting work accurately and consistently while also managing department-level priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications with strong Excel skills.
• Experience working within accounting systems or ERP platforms; NetSuite experience preferred.
• A process-improvement mindset, with interest or experience in automation, reporting, workflow efficiency, and internal controls.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, documentation, and follow-through.
• Strong communication skills with customers, vendors, internal departments, and leadership.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines, and recurring accounting cycles with limited supervision.
• Ability to identify, research, resolve, and escalate issues appropriately.
• Professional judgment, confidentiality, accountability, and a strong sense of ownership.

This role is performed in an office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as a computer, phone, copier, scanner, and related business systems. The role may require prolonged periods of sitting, computer use, and occasional standing, walking, bending, or lifting of light office materials.

Quality Enclosures is an Equal Opportunity Employer, E-Verify participant, and Drug-Free Workplace.