Cash Application Specialist

What We're Looking For:

Michael Baker International is seeking a Cash Applications Specialist to join our Corporate Shared Services team. Reporting to the Accounts Payable/Cash Applications Manager, this role is responsible for accurately applying customer payments, maintaining client account records, and supporting day-to-day accounts receivable operations.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and enjoys working with financial data in a fast-paced environment. This person should be comfortable working independently while collaborating with project managers, clients, and internal teams to ensure timely and accurate processing of cash receipts.

This is a remote work-from-home position. Candidates must reside within the Eastern Time Zone.

What You'll Do:

• Post customer payments and cash receipts into the Oracle Accounts Receivable system on a daily basis.
• Ensure all payments are applied accurately and in a timely manner.
• Maintain client account setup information and ensure records remain accurate and consistent.
• Research unapplied or unidentified cash receipts and determine the appropriate resolution.
• Assist with month-end Accounts Receivable close activities.
• Communicate with clients regarding payment methods and help encourage ACH and electronic payments.
• Prioritize and manage multiple tasks while meeting daily and monthly deadlines.
• Provide outstanding support to project managers and internal business partners.
• Review and validate accounting transactions before posting.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency within the cash applications function.

What You Need to Succeed:

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in cash applications, accounts receivable, accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Experience working with an ERP system; Oracle experience is preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including working with spreadsheets and financial data.
• Experience using Microsoft Teams and other collaboration tools.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Ability to work effectively with employees and stakeholders across all levels of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Previous experience working in Oracle Accounts Receivable.

Compensation:

The approximate compensation range for this position is $55,000 - $65,000 annually. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.

Why Choose Us:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
• Professional and personal development
• Generous paid time off
• Commuter and wellness benefits

Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 85 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.


Based in Pittsburgh and with over 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.


We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.


We Make a Difference.

Michael Baker International is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other legally protected status.


EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.

*It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

*There is no current application deadline. Michael Baker will continue to accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or no longer needed.