AR Specialist
Potential with Quanex • Akron, Ohio • Full Time
Posted on Tue, Jun 2, 2026
Quanex is looking for a Accounts Receivable (AR) Specialist to join our team located in Akron, Ohio or Statesville, North Carolina.
The AR Specialist is a key contributor to the accounting team, responsible for completing accounts receivable and assisting with collection’s transactions, apply customer payments daily and balance cash to the bank statement.
We Offer You!
- Competitive Salary
- 401K Match w/ 2-year vesting period
- Bonus Potential
- Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- Various Work Schedules
- Tuition Assistance
- Wellness/Fitness Resources
- Training/Development
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Dynamic Culture & People - just to name a few!
What’s attractive about the AR Specialist?
- Collaborative and Team-Oriented environment
- Opportunities for advancement
- Quanex lives its values
What Success Looks Like:
- Perform activities as input to the Accounts Receivable sub ledger module in multiple ERPs, including cash receipts, miscellaneous cash, and debit/credit memos.
- Apply cash to customer accounts from Lockbox receipts and Credit Card (low volume) payments.
- Act as the point of contact for customer correspondence, including phone calls, remittance advice.
- Assisting Credit with collections methods, including statements, email, and phone calls to ensure timely receipts of all funds owed. Keep contact information current to facilitate contact. Take clear notes and perform follow up actions needed.
- Assist in clearing errored records and identifying and clearing unapplied or unidentified cash receipts; act as point of contact for Plant staff with regards to customer activity.
- Calculate and/or input approved debit and credit memos and adjustments.
- Collect and file necessary tax exemption/resale certificates (sales tax) for multi-state operations and supporting documents for customer account decisions.
- Adhere to the corporate Credit Policy and Sarbanes Oxley requirements in all facets of work.
- Assist with self-audits for team members and provide information on a timely basis to both internal and external audit.
- Ability to participate in special projects as assigned.
- Assist with various general accounting duties and perform other duties as assigned.
What You Bring:
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant A/R experience.
- Excellent software skills, including Microsoft Office, Excel, Adobe PDF, and other banking or proprietary software necessary to complete assigned tasks.
- Excellent proficiency with data entry skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high volume environment.
About Quanex, A Part of Something Bigger
Quanex (NYSE: NX) is a global, publicly traded manufacturing company primarily serving OEMs in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We are A Part of Something Bigger by improving the performance and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation, helping customers achieve greater production efficiencies, dedication to giving back to communities where we operate, producing shareholder value and helping our employees learn, grow, and thrive. Learn more at Quanex.com.