Full Cycle Accounts Receivable Specialist

Job Title: Full Cycle Accounts Receivable Specialist

5 month contract - 100% remote

Job Description

The Full Cycle Accounts Receivable Specialist will serve as a dedicated resource responsible for owning and managing the entire accounts receivable process across multiple subsidiaries. This role focuses on billing, collections, revenue recognition support, and related accounting activities in a growing, fully remote organization. The specialist will ensure accurate invoicing, proper accounting for expenses, and effective AR operations in a multi-entity environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the full accounts receivable process across 5–7 subsidiaries.
• Handle end-to-end billing activities, including invoice preparation, review, and submission.
• Account for relevant expenses in alignment with accrual and prepaid accounting principles.
• Support revenue recognition processes to ensure accurate and timely recording of revenue.
• Perform progress billing and work-in-progress (WIP) billing activities, where applicable.
• Review and manage billing accuracy to minimize errors and ensure compliance with internal standards.
• Execute collections activities to follow up on outstanding balances and reduce aging receivables.
• Perform reconciliations related to accounts receivable and billing to ensure ledger accuracy.
• Complete journal entries for accruals and prepaid items as part of the monthly close process.
• Conduct data entry related to invoicing, collections, and AR transactions with a high level of accuracy.
• Work effectively in a multi-entity environment, coordinating AR processes across different subsidiaries.
• Utilize Excel formulas, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, or similar functions, to analyze AR and billing data.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to resolve billing discrepancies and support financial reporting.
• Maintain organized records and documentation for all AR, billing, and collections activities.

Essential Skills

• Approximately 5+ years of experience in accounts receivable, billing, and collections, including support for entities with $10M–$50M in revenue.
• Minimum of 3+ years of hands-on accounts receivable, billing, and collections experience.
• Experience working in a multi-entity environment, managing AR and billing across multiple subsidiaries.
• Exposure to revenue recognition processes and principles.
• Knowledge of progress billing and work-in-progress (WIP) billing.
• Strong experience with journal entries related to accruals and prepaids.
• Proficiency in Excel, including the ability to use pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, or similar formulas.
• Demonstrated experience with collections, reconciliations, invoicing, and data entry in an AR function.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience in a growing company environment and comfort with evolving processes.
• Familiarity with multi-entity accounting systems and workflows.
• Sage or NetSuite experience is not required but general ERP familiarity is beneficial.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in billing and accounting records.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting while managing multiple priorities.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Analytical mindset for reviewing billing data and supporting revenue recognition.

Work Environment

This role operates in a fully remote work environment, offering flexibility and the opportunity to contribute to a growing company. The position involves regular use of standard accounting and ERP tools, along with Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting. The specialist will collaborate virtually with team members across multiple entities and will be expected to maintain a professional home office setup suitable for focused, detail-oriented accounting work.

This is a Contract position based out of Danbury, CT.

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $42.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 25, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: 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.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.