AR Cash Application Specialist (Project job)

Zelh is a fast-growing, passionate outsourcing company. Our mission is to be the most reliable logistics and IT provider in the industry by offering and maintaining consistently high-quality services. We are looking for a detail-oriented AR Cash Application Specialist to support our client's accounting team during a temporary high-volume project. The primary focus of this role will be processing outstanding customer remittances, matching incoming payments to invoices, resolving payment discrepancies, and helping the accounting team clear an existing backlog. This is a temporary, full-time opportunity for approximately 6–10 weeks, with the possibility of transitioning into a permanent position depending on business needs and performance. Responsibilities and Duties: - Review, process, and apply outstanding customer remittances to the appropriate customer accounts and invoices. - Match incoming payments with corresponding invoices and ensure accurate payment allocation. - Process high volumes of cash application transactions while maintaining accuracy and efficiency. - Investigate unapplied, unidentified, and misallocated payments and work toward resolving discrepancies. - Review remittance advice and supporting payment documentation to identify relevant invoice details. - Reconcile payment records against customer accounts and bank transaction information. - Identify short payments, overpayments, missing remittance information, and other payment discrepancies. - Coordinate with internal accounting and finance teams to obtain missing information and resolve outstanding payment issues. - Maintain accurate records of processed transactions and outstanding exceptions. - Monitor progress against the existing remittance backlog and help bring cash application activities up to date. - Follow established accounting procedures and ensure all transactions are properly documented.