Accounts Receivable Specialist

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Specialist for a temp-to-hire opportunity in San Diego, CA, in the Otay Mesa area. This role is ideal for an accounting professional with strong accounts receivable experience, excellent Excel skills, and the ability to manage high-volume retail customer accounts with accuracy and urgency.

The Accounts Receivable Specialist will support a collaborative finance environment where attention to detail, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication are valued. This is a great opportunity to join a stable, team-oriented workplace with supportive leadership, exposure to large retail account processes, and the potential for long-term career growth.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage the full accounts receivable process for assigned customer accounts, including cash application and payment follow-up.
- Monitor outstanding invoices, research discrepancies, and support timely collections.
- Review, validate, and resolve customer deductions, chargebacks, shortages, pricing discrepancies, and promotional allowances.
- Work within retailer portals to retrieve remittance details, dispute invalid deductions, upload documentation, and track claim status.
- Partner with Finance, Sales, Customer Service, Logistics, and Marketing teams to resolve billing and deduction issues.
- Maintain organized account records and assist with month-end close activities.

Compensation and Benefits

- Pay: $26 - $28 per hour.
- Job type: Temp-to-hire.
- Schedule: Monday through Friday.
- Work arrangement: 100% onsite.
- Location: San Diego, CA, Otay Mesa area.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Manage accounts receivable activity for assigned retail customer accounts.
- Research and resolve deductions, chargebacks, shortages, and invoice discrepancies.
- Use retailer portals to manage remittance information, documentation, disputes, and claim tracking.
- Support cash application, collections, account reconciliation, and month-end close processes.

- Minimum of 2 to 3 years of accounts receivable experience required.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP, and data analysis.
- Ability to reconcile accounts, identify discrepancies, and resolve issues with accuracy.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work across Finance, Sales, Customer Service, Logistics, and Marketing teams.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced accounting environment.
- Experience supporting large customer accounts or high-volume receivables is strongly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in the furniture industry.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Experience working with big box retail accounts.
- Experience using customer or retailer portals for deductions, disputes, remittance retrieval, and claim tracking.

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