Accounts Receivable Clerk

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable Clerk to support a machinery manufacturing operation in Bowling Green, Kentucky. This is a Contract position focused on maintaining accurate receivables activity, supporting customer payment processing, and helping keep billing records current. The ideal candidate brings strong commercial collections experience, advanced Excel skills, and a detail-oriented approach to financial transactions.

Responsibilities:

Manage daily accounts receivable activity by posting incoming payments and keeping customer account balances accurate. Prepare and process credit memos while ensuring supporting documentation is complete and properly recorded. Apply cash receipts to open invoices in a timely manner and investigate discrepancies when payments do not match outstanding balances. Conduct commercial collections follow-up with customers to resolve overdue balances and improve payment turnaround. Create and maintain Excel-based reports, including spreadsheets that use pivot tables and lookup functions to track receivables trends and account status. Support billing-related tasks by reviewing invoice data, identifying errors, and coordinating corrections as needed. Reconcile account activity and research variances to ensure financial records reflect current customer transactions. Assist with receivables reporting and other accounting support duties required to maintain smooth day-to-day AR operations. 5+ years of experience in accounts receivable, credit, or closely related accounting support work. Hands-on experience with cash applications, credit memo processing, and commercial collections. Strong working knowledge of billing functions and customer account reconciliation. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to build and analyze reports using Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP. Proven ability to review detailed financial data with accuracy and maintain organized records. Effective written and verbal communication skills for customer follow-up and internal coordination. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing or industrial environment. Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles. Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app and get 1-tap apply, notifications of AI-matched jobs, and much more. All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information. © 2025 Robert Half. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking "Apply Now," you're agreeing to Robert Half's Terms of Use and Privacy Notice .