AR Accountant Cash Application
Job Summary
The AR Accountant - Cash Application supports the finance team by processing customer payments, maintaining accurate financial records, and resolving payment-related inquiries. This role is ideal for detail-oriented individuals starting their finance or accounting career. The position involves managing daily payment research, recording payouts, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Process and research daily customer payments
- Record Stripe payouts and match to invoices
- Support bulk payment application to accounts
- Verify banking details and set up payments
- Handle payment disputes and customer inquiries
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business
- Basic understanding of financial processes
- Attention to detail and organizational skills
- Basic Excel proficiency
- Strong communication skills
Job Details
In this role, you will:
- Review and help process daily customer payments, including researching unapplied payments
- Assist with recording Stripe payouts in NetSuite and matching them to the correct invoices
- Support the application of bulk partner payments to customer accounts
- Help set up customer and vendor payments, including verifying banking details for ACH requests
- Process manual payments by following established procedures and guidelines
- Respond to complex customer questions about payments
- Assist with handling payment disputes
- Work with finance and sales teams to help identify and apply customer payments to open accounts
Minimum requirements for the role:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience) preferred
- Basic understanding of accounting or financial processes
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Good communication skills and willingness to learn
- Ability to manage tasks and meet deadlines
An ideal candidate also has:
- Internship or coursework related to accounting or finance
- Familiarity with tools like NetSuite, Stripe, or Salesforce is helpful but not required
- Basic Excel skills (data entry, simple formulas)
- Positive attitude and ability to work well in a team environment