Staff Accountant – Accounts Receivable and Cash Receipts

Job Description

Staff Accountant | SAS – Strategic Association Solutions

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at SAS – Strategic Association Solutions, located remotely in the United States. Strategic Association Solutions is an accounting outsourcing firm dedicated to serving membership-based nonprofits, including trade associations and professional societies. This Staff Accountant role focuses on Accounts Receivable and Cash Receipts, playing a critical part in ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of daily transaction processing, reconciliations, and month-end close activities for clients. The position supports operational efficiency and financial stability, building a foundation for long-term success for the company’s clients.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote, United States
• Pay: $55000–$70000 yearly
• Team: Reports to Accounting Managers, collaborating with senior accounting leadership.
• Mission: Ensures financial accuracy and efficiency for membership-based nonprofit clients by managing Accounts Receivable, cash receipts, and reconciliations.
• Tech Stack: Jira, ERP systems (NetSuite preferred), Excel, credit card and merchant processing systems

What You’ll Actually Do
• Accounts Receivable: Record daily cash receipts and AR-related journal entries, process client refunds accurately, and manage client inquiries through a ticketing system.
• Reconciliations: Reconcile online payment batches to credit card and merchant processing systems, match payments within the ERP, and perform AR-related reconciliations.
• Month-End Close: Review month-end cash receipt entries for accuracy, support the overall close process for timely financial reporting, and ensure all client deliverables meet service level agreements.
• Reporting & Communication: Provide regular status updates to Accounting Managers, maintain organized logs of tasks and deadlines, and participate in client meetings to document key takeaways.
• Ad Hoc Support: Validate vendor banking information, assist with troubleshooting merchant processing issues and GL coding questions, and support accounting process improvements.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-level accounting professional with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (preferred), equipped with core knowledge of transactional accounting principles.
• Experience: 1–3 years of accounting experience, specifically with cash receipts or AR processing, and practical experience using ERP systems.
• Skills: Strong Excel skills, excellent organizational and time management abilities, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and a client-service mindset.
• Bonus: Experience with NetSuite ERP system.