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Business-to-Business Cash Poster St. Louis, MO Job Description This position focuses on business-to-business cash posting, including downloading daily banking payments, printing remittance information, and accurately applying payments from lockboxes, ACH, electronic funds transfers, credit cards, and hard checks to the correct invoices. The role plays a key part in maintaining accurate accounts receivable records, supporting the collections team, and ensuring financial data integrity through careful documentation, reconciliation, and adherence to internal accounting controls.
Responsibilities Download and review daily banking payment files and print remittance documents for processing. Gather, sort, and organize documents and related information to prepare work for cash posting activities. Pull all banking lockbox, ACH, electronic funds transfer, and other payment information required for posting. Apply payments received from multiple sources (cash, checks, credit cards, EFT, and other electronic payments) to the appropriate invoices based on remittance details and transaction information.
Verify transaction and posting information by reconciling payments against invoices and account records. Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in all cash posting activities. Research account postings and payment backup information for collections team members, including short payments and tax deductions. Investigate and resolve account payment discrepancies by reviewing documentation and researching tax exemption information.
Maintain detailed notes on payment discrepancies such as short payments, overpayments, duplicate payments, and other variances. Secure financial information by completing and maintaining database backup spreadsheets. Essential Skills Minimum of 3 years of business-to-business accounts receivable and cash application experience, including handling cash, checks, credit cards, EFT, and other electronic payments.
Strong accuracy, organization skills, and attention to detail with timely follow-through on assigned tasks. Ability to prioritize work effectively and operate independently with minimal supervision. Ability to communicate clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing to a diverse audience. Capability to convey detailed and important information to team members and leadership. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with collections or similar departments to review accounts and client payments.
Willingness to accept constructive feedback and ask clarifying questions when uncertain about posting situations. Additional Skills & Qualifications Previous collections experience is a plus. Background in accounts receivable processes and receivable qualifications and skills. Experience working within structured internal accounting controls and procedures. Comfort with researching tax exemption information and payment backup documentation.
Work Environment This is an on-site role with a standard schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The position involves working in a professional office setting focused on financial and accounting operations. You will use Microsoft Office applications, payer portals, and internal accounting systems to perform daily tasks. The environment emphasizes accuracy, collaboration with team members in cash posting and collections, and adherence to established processes and controls.
Job Type & Location This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Saint Louis, MO. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $25.00/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.
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