Cash Application Specialist

• Apply incoming customer payments with accuracy and timeliness, ensuring receipts are matched correctly to outstanding invoices in a fast-paced environment
• Review bank activity and use daily payment information to prepare and enter journal entries within the accounting system
• Build and maintain Excel-based upload templates so journal entries are complete, organized, and ready for processing
• Record cash receipts properly across bank and receivables accounts while maintaining accurate financial reporting
• Allocate payments that cover single or multiple invoices, including more detailed remittances requiring careful review and breakdown
• Coordinate intercompany cash movements and assign transactions correctly among multiple legal entities and related accounts
• Support cash application work across several entity-specific bank accounts, ensuring each transaction is posted to the appropriate business unit
• Investigate unapplied cash, payment mismatches, and prior posting issues, then complete reconciliations or corrective entries as needed
• Process a variety of payment methods, including electronic transfers and other receipt types, while keeping daily activity current and accurate
• Assist with specialized cash activity such as cargo-related receipts and card payments by assigning funds to the correct general ledger accounts

• Experience in cash applications, accounts receivable, or a similar transactional accounting function
• Ability to prepare journal entries and work effectively within manual or detail-intensive accounting processes
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including working with spreadsheets efficiently and accurately
• Strong reconciliation and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and resolve payment posting discrepancies
• High attention to detail and a consistent commitment to data accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple transactions and shifting priorities while meeting deadlines

Experience with Sun Financials or a comparable accounting platform is preferred

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