Accounts Receivable Specialist Location: North / Northwest Houston, TX Pay: $26.00–$30.00 per hour Schedule: On-site | Flexible start time Employment Type: Temp-to-Hire Start: Immediate LHH is partnering with a growing company in North/Northwest Houston seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Specialist for an immediate temp-to-hire opportunity. This position is heavily focused on high-volume cash application, payment posting, reconciliation, and research rather than traditional collections. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience applying ACH, wire, check, and credit card payments and be comfortable researching payment discrepancies, short pays, fees, and unapplied cash.
Key Responsibilities
- Process and apply a high volume of daily customer payments, including ACH, wires, checks, and credit cards
- Accurately apply payments to the appropriate customer accounts and invoices
- Process and reconcile financing transactions and third-party funding
- Review remittance details and research unapplied or unidentified cash
- Handle cash application for retail/customer accounts, including payments involving fees and deductions
- Identify and properly code short payments and overpayments
- Reconcile daily payment batches to bank deposits and resolve discrepancies
- Ensure cash receipts are coded to the appropriate general ledger accounts and business units
- Coordinate with field teams to finalize invoice batches and ensure revenue is ready for posting
- Assist with AR responsibilities during month-end close
- Maintain compliance with established AR processes, internal controls, and fraud-prevention procedures
- Support process improvements designed to increase cash application accuracy and efficiency
Qualifications
- 2+ years of Accounts Receivable experience, ideally with significant cash application responsibilities
- Experience working in a high-volume cash application or centralized accounting environment
- Strong understanding of payment application, remittance research, reconciliations, short pays, deductions, and unapplied cash
- Experience with an ERP/accounting system; Sage and/or ServiceTitan experience is a plus
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Strong attention to detail and ability to meet daily posting and reconciliation deadlines
- Excellent problem-solving and research skills
- Ability to professionally communicate with accounting, finance, and field operations teams
- Associate's or bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred
Additional Details
- $26–$30/hour, depending on experience
- Temp-to-hire opportunity
- Immediate start
- 100% on-site
- Flexible schedule options, with employees starting no later than 9:00 AM
- Some overtime may be needed around month-end close
The intake confirmed that the position is 100% on-site, with flexible schedules such as 7–4, 8–5, or 9–6. The hiring manager also noted that overtime is generally concentrated around month-end and is typically about 4–5 hours during those weeks. Sage is used for accounting and ServiceTitan is also used by the team. Why Consider This Opportunity? This is a great opportunity for an AR professional who enjoys the transactional and analytical side of accounts receivable and wants to move into a long-term position. You'll join a team that needs someone who can step in quickly, take ownership of daily cash application, and help keep customer balances and bank activity accurate. Interested? Apply today for immediate consideration.
Pay Details: $26.00 to $30.00 per hour
Search managed by: Laura Laminack
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
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