Senior AR and Collections Analyst
San Jose
Client Opportunities – Accounting /
Temporary Full-Time /
Remote
GHJ Search and Staffing serves as the recruitment division of GHJ, a prominent national accounting and advisory firm. Our team provides qualified Accounting and Finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. GHJ’s relationship with our Global Advisory and Accounting Network provides the resources needed to better understand client’s needs, attract a higher caliber of candidates and assess candidate potential.
About the Role:
We’re looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior AR and Collections Analyst to join our growing Accounting team. This role plays a key part in managing the full credit and collections lifecycle—ensuring timely cash flow, accurate reconciliation of payments, and strong cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Finance, and Customer Success Teams.
If you're someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, enjoys rolling up your sleeves to resolve complex reconciliations, and brings a process improvement mindset, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Do
- Own and manage the customer credit and collections process across two major business divisions (medical and government/VA contracts)
- Review, assess, and issue customer credits in accordance with internal controls and documented SOPs
- Proactively manage customer accounts, follow up on aging invoices, and maintain DSO targets
- Perform complex lockbox reconciliations, identifying and resolving payment discrepancies and missing funds across incomplete batches
- Collaborate with Sales and Finance to resolve issues around short payments, chargebacks, and discounts for large retail accounts (e.g., Costco, Walmart)
- Process and reconcile high-volume Stripe credit card and ACH transactions, ensuring accurate application to customer accounts
- Support month-end close, including journal entries, AR aging reports, and audit documentation
- Partner with leadership to identify process bottlenecks and contribute to automation initiatives to scale AR operations
- Maintain clean, audit-ready AR records in alignment with SOX and GAAP standards
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 8+ years of experience in credit, collections, or accounts receivable
- Strong understanding of the full quote-to-cash lifecycle
- Proven success reconciling high-volume transactions and navigating ERP systems
- Experience with large ERP platforms such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, or NetSuite
- Advanced Excel skills; familiarity with lockbox processes, Stripe, and ACH transactions
- Excellent communication skills, and the ability to partner cross-functionally with internal stakeholders and external customers
- Manufacturing or medical device industry experience is a plus
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