Cash Application Specialist – Tampa, FL
Job Summary
Benefits:
Signode offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees which includes health dental vision 401k paid time off life insurance wellness perks and more. Benefits begin the month following the hire date.
Salary:
The hourly wage for this position ranges from $25.00 - $27.00 hourly and varies based on specific responsibilities and geographic location. Starting hourly rate within this range will be determined based on the candidates experience qualifications and/or skillset.
Summary:
The Cash Application Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of customer payment processing within Signodes Finance Shared Services Center. This position requires a detail-oriented professional who can navigate complex payment scenarios collaborate across departments and maintain the integrity of accounts receivable records. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced high-volume environment and brings a proactive solutions-focused mindset to every task.
Essential Functions:
- Accurately apply customer payments to appropriate accounts and invoices.
- Maintain and update files for missing remittances.
- Collaborate with internal teams to identify and clear intercompany (IC) payments.
- Process monthly netting cash applications.
- Utilize various customer portals (e.g. Ariba Coupa Taulia) to retrieve remittance information.
- Communicate with customers Collections Sales and Customer Service teams to resolve payment discrepancies.
- Notify the Collections team of short payments deductions or missing information.
- Provide weekly and monthly updates to management on cash application metrics.
- Reconcile daily bank activity to ensure accuracy of accounts receivable records.
- Analyze and process offsets write-off requests and verify check copies for proper application.
- Escalate potential problem accounts to management with appropriate documentation.
Qualifications :
Education:
High School Degree / GED Required.
Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in cash application preferably with high-volume and high-profile accounts.
- Experience working with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics AX or Great Plains preferred).
- Familiarity with customer portals such as Ariba Coupa and Taulia.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g. formulas formatting charts sorting).
- Strong understanding of the cash application process.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Positive attitude and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Functional Success Drivers: These competencies are what we require for an individual to be successful in this role.
- Perseverance
- Detail Oriented
- Analysis Skills
- Time Management
- Team Player
- Results Oriented
- Stress Management
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Reasonable Accommodation Statement
To perform this job successfully the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities.
Signode is committed to providing equal opportunities to all qualified applicants including providing reasonable accommodations during our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodation in applying for this position please contact us at
The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employees ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions responsibilities skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform as the Company may deem appropriate.
Signode participates in E-Verify and will provide the Department of Homeland Security your Form I-9 information to confirm your authorization to work in the United States.
Signode Industrial Group LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability or protected veteran status.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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About Company
With over $2B in revenue, 80+ manufacturing facilities across 6 continents and over 9,000 employees worldwide, Signode is a leading manufacturer of a broad spectrum of transit packaging consumables, tools, software, and equipment that optimize end-of-line packaging operations and prot ... View more