Accounts Receivable Specialist - Chicago NW Suburbs

Accounts Receivable Specialist - Manufacturing (Chicago NW Suburbs)

Location: Chicago Northwest Suburbs, IL

Compensation: $60,000 - $65,000 base

If you like owning the full AR cycle, from invoice to cash, and you’re the person who actually picks up the phone on past-due accounts, this role will feel like home.

Our client is a global manufacturer of precision industrial equipment. As Accounts Receivable Specialist, you’ll own invoicing, collections, cash application, and reconciliation for a customer base that includes equipment sales, parts, and field service, working closely with Sales, Customer Service, and Finance.

What You’ll Do

• Generate and send customer invoices for equipment, parts, service, and freight, and process credits, returns, and rebills
• Apply customer payments accurately and keep account records clean and current
• Work the aging report: follow up on past-due balances, resolve disputes, and bring DSO down
• Reconcile AR to the general ledger, prepare journal entries, and support month-end close
• Review customer payment history and credit to support credit decisions
• Partner with Sales and Customer Service to fix billing issues at the source, and support audits as needed
• Spot process gaps and help tighten controls and efficiency in the AR function

What You Bring

• 5+ years of accounts receivable experience, ideally in a manufacturing or industrial setting
• Hands-on collections experience, comfortable with direct customer calls and dispute resolution
• Experience with AR to GL reconciliation, journal entries, and month-end close
• ERP experience and strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP)
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business, or equivalent AR experience
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to juggle priorities around close

Nice to Have

• Billing experience for capital equipment, field service, or parts
• Credit management experience
• Experience with international customers or foreign currency payments

Is This You?

This role is a strong fit if you want to own AR end to end at a manufacturer where your work is visible and valued, not be one of many in a large shared services team.