Accounts Receivable Specialist
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Moderate value due to regional location and contractor status with less competitive hourly wage.
- Hybrid work opportunity for better work-life balance
- Experience potential within a recognizable company
- Operational role enhancing financial skills
Pros
- Hybrid work setup provides flexibility
- Experience in established companies like Vaco
- Hands-on role with direct impact on financial processes
Cons
- Contractor position may lack job security
- Hourly wage may be less competitive for the role
- Less benefits compared to full-time positions
Who it's for
Entry to Mid-level • Hybrid
Good fit
- Entry-level candidates wanting finance experience
- Individuals looking for hybrid work roles
- People eager to learn in contractor settings
Not recommended for
- Job seekers looking for secure, permanent jobs
- Candidates with no relevant accounting skills
- Individuals who need significant benefits
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Accounts Receivable Specialist POST NUMBER: 455655
Vaco Boston has partnered with our client to help fill an Accounts Receivable Specialist role.
Responsibilities
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Process and record accounts payable invoices and ensure timely payments to vendors.
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Generate and send customer invoices; follow up on outstanding receivables to ensure timely collection.
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Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies or payment issues.
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Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records in the accounting system (e.g., QuickBooks, SAP, Oracle).
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Perform regular aging analysis for both AP and AR and report findings to management.
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Assist with month-end and year-end closing procedures, including journal entries and account reconciliations.
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Communicate effectively with vendors, clients, and internal departments to resolve billing or payment issues.
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Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies.
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Support audits by providing necessary documentation related to payables and receivables.
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Contribute to process improvements for greater efficiency and accuracy in accounting workflows.
Requirements and skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration.
- Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
- Basic knowledge of accounting software.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong team player capabilities.
- Ability to work independently and effectively ask questions.
- Customer service orientation.
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
