Accounts Receivable Specialist

Job Title: Accounts Receivable Specialist
Location: Libertyville, IL
Salary Range: $30 per hour - $40 per hour (dependent on experience and qualifications)
Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401k

Role Overview:
Brilliant Financial Staffing is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Accounts Receivable Specialist to support our client’s dynamic AR & Credit team. Our client is located in Libertyville, IL and needs and Accounts Receivable Specialist to manage key accounts, drive deduction/dispute resolution, execute cash applications, and ensure accurate customer/account maintenance. The ideal candidate is analytical, communicative, and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make an impact in a high-volume, fast-paced environment — we’d love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Investigate and resolve customer deductions by gathering physical backup, PODs, and liaising with internal teams.
• Maintain and update deduction variance reports for monthly reviews with the AR Manager.
• Analyze prime vendor deduction reports and process necessary offsets before month-end close.
• Manage monthly rebate auto-clearing and collaborate with the rebate team as needed.
• Review and analyze order holds, evaluate payment history, and release orders daily.
• Engage directly with customers via phone and email to collect payments and resolve delinquencies.
• Identify collection issues and escalate to AR Manager when necessary.
• Distribute monthly statements and maintain regular communication with customers.
• Create and maintain customer accounts in SAP with a high degree of accuracy.
• Analyze AR aging, DSO, deductions, and payment trends to assess customer credit risk.
• Review and recommend adjustments to the bad debt reserve with the finance and accounting team.
• Recommend changes to credit limits or terms based on financial health and credit analysis.
• Monitor vendor and customer credit profiles using external credit monitoring tools.
• Perform financial analysis to support customer metric and target achievement.
• Respond promptly to internal and external inquiries.
• Provide backup and support to fellow AR team members.
• Contribute to special projects and process improvements as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required (preferably in Accounting, Finance, or related field)
• Experience in Collections and Cash Application
• Solid understanding of Credit Risk and Credit Analysis
• Proficiency in SAP
• Strong communication skills – both verbal and written
• Highly organized with excellent problem-solving capabilities
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills (including pivot tables and VLOOKUP)
• Experience with financial reporting and credit monitoring tools
• Familiarity with working in cross-functional teams or project environments

Brilliant Staffing, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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