Accounts Receivable Manager (AR)

Accounts Receivable Manager

Location Preference: Atlanta, GA (Remote)

Hire Type: Contract (6 months+)

Position Overview:

• We are looking for a skilled Accounts Receivable Manager to oversee domestic and global receivables, credit management, collections, and cash posting operations. The individual will be accountable for ensuring prompt customer payments, assessing and controlling credit exposure, preserving the accuracy of financial accounts, and maintaining healthy cash flow and financial governance across international operations. The right candidate should possess strong hands-on management experience, having handled diverse customer accounts across different geographies, along with excellent analytical, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills to work effectively with global customers and internal teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct domestic and international AR operations, including credit administration, collection activities, and cash application functions
• Track receivables aging and implement effective collection approaches for global customer accounts to minimize overdue payments and strengthen cash flow
• Oversee overseas collection operations while addressing differences in currencies, regional markets, time zones, and customer payment behaviors
• Evaluate customer financial standing, determine suitable credit thresholds and payment conditions, and keep track of overall credit exposure
• Address high-priority and complicated collection cases, including invoicing disputes, payment delays, deductions, billing concerns, and overdue receivables
• Work closely with regional Sales, Finance, Accounting, Tax, Legal, and Customer-facing teams to eliminate obstacles impacting payment processing and collections
• Ensure proper handling of cash postings, customer account balancing, unidentified receipts, and payment-related variances for domestic and overseas accounts
• Contribute to period-end financial closing, receivables account reviews, doubtful debt assessments, and preparation of management reports
• Evaluate and report important AR performance indicators, highlighting collection effectiveness, outstanding receivables patterns, and potential customer credit concerns to senior management
• Ensure adherence to established financial procedures and controls while identifying ways to improve consistency and introduce automation across global AR operations
• Supervise and guide the Accounts Receivable, Credit, and Collections team, providing coaching and supporting employee growth and development.