Accounts Receivable Specialist at Applegreen USA Welcome Centers Central Services

Position Title: Accounts Receivable Specialist - Temporary

Location: Glen Rock, NJ (Hybrid: 4 days in office, 1 day remote)

Department: Finance

Status: Non-Exempt

Reports To: Assistant Financial Controller

What We Do
At Applegreen, we Refresh Travelers on their Journey�. Applegreen USA operates over 100 travel plazas across the Northeast and Midwest that provide convenience, comfort, retail, and an extensive range of delicious food options such as Auntie Anne�s, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Cinnabon, Dunkin Donuts, Panda Express, Panera, Popeyes, Pret, Shake Shack, Starbucks, and many more. We want to make your trip whether it's to work or to a vacation easy and convenient! Come Grow with Us!

We�re always excited to welcome temporary associates to the Applegreen organization - you are a vital part of our team. Temporary Associates enjoy a variety of valuable benefits, including:

• Flex (Sick Time)
• Earned Wage Access
• Employee Referral Bonus

We�re committed to creating a supportive and rewarding experience for all team members, no matter the season!

Our Core Values
Our Core Values are what we stand for. They guide and motivate our attitudes and behaviors to our customers, our suppliers, our business partners, and each other.

• Our customers and communities are at the heart of everything we do.
• We value and develop our people.
• We are driven by pace, passion and performance.
• We seek opportunities and embrace change.

Role Overview:

The Accounts Receivable Specialist role at Applegreen is a temporary opportunity to support the daily operations of our finance team. We're looking for someone who can step in confidently and contribute right away.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support month end and year end close processes for accounts receivable
• Billing and collections
  • Prepare and issue invoices to customers
  • Handle multiple customer accounts daily
  • Proactively contact clients to resolve outstanding balances and minimize risk of uncollectible accounts
  • Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, delayed payments and non-payments
  • Prepare and submit aging reports and past due statements on a bi-weekly basis
• Cash application and reconciliation
  • Ensure timely and accurate application of payments via checks, ACH, and wire transfers
  • Reconcile and research unapplied cash and prepare documentation for credit memos when necessary
• Prepare and maintain schedules for capital expenditure reimbursements, shared expenses and rebates
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for accounts receivable, bad debt provision and other related accounts

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor�s degree or higher in accounting.

• 2+ years of professional experience in billing, collections, customer invoicing dispute resolution.
• Experience with PDI general ledger system is preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft excel skills (pivot tables, vlookup, sumif, formulas)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail oriented with ability to multitask.
• Ability to learn new processes and systems quickly.
• Excellent time management, analytical and organizational skills.
• Strong initiative and a process improvement mindset.

About Applegreen:

We're growing! Applegreen is an Irish owned and run company that operates in the USA � with further growth and acquisitions planned for the next 5 years. We also operate in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Applegreen is proud to be the largest Travel Plaza Operator in these territories with exciting growth ahead in the USA. We operate global brands such as Burger King, Subway, Dunkin, Shake Shack, Chick-Fil-A and Starbucks to name just a few.

https://www.applegreen.com/

Applegreen is an equal opportunity employer.