Accounts Receivable Lead

About Checkr
Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Over 140000 companies and millions of people rely on Checkr for AI verification in the moments that matter most: getting a new job a new place to live a car ride childcare even a date. Customers include Uber Pennymac Airbnb Doordash and Anthropic.

Were a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes CloudList and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

Reporting to the Director of Billing Operations & AR the Accounts Receivable Lead will oversee the accuracy scalability and automation of our global Accounts Receivable process. This role owns cash application reconciliations unapplied cash resolution and dispute management while managing an offshore AR team operating mostly in U.S. hours.

Youll be the bridge between accounting and systems driving automation and ensuring the companys AR subledger bank activity and general ledger remain perfectly aligned. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives at the intersection of accounting precision and process innovation.

What youll do

• Own the monthly AR close end-to-end: subledger-to-GL tie-out cash application clearing unapplied and on-account cash aging roll-forward and flux commentary against both prior period and expectation.
• Own the allowance for credit losses: maintain the reserve methodology refresh the loss-rate inputs each quarter document the judgments applied and defend the estimate to external audit.
• Prepare and review AR reconciliations including aging of reconciling items root-cause classification and a documented clearing plan for anything past threshold. Unexplained reconciling items do not roll forward.
• Reconcile third-party payment processor activity including Stripe and other PSPs to the general ledger: gross settlement processing fees refunds chargebacks and reserve balances.
• Prepare and review AR journal entries including write-offs credit and debit memos reclasses and reserve true-ups with support attached at the time of posting rather than assembled later.

• Own the design documentation and operating effectiveness of the AR control set: cash application credit memo and adjustment approval write-off authorization customer master changes and dunning exceptions.
• Serve as reviewer of record for the AR teams work. Review is a documented control activity with evidence of what was reviewed what was tested and what was concluded; it is not an informal second read.
• Own the AR scope of SOX 404 readiness: process narratives walkthroughs control matrices PBC responses and remediation of any deficiency identified.
• Maintain AR accounting policies SOPs and desktop procedures and keep them current as systems processes and monetization models change.
• Act as the primary AR point of contact for external and internal audit delivering audit-ready documentation on request.

• Manage the AR operation: collections strategy dispute resolution escalation paths and reduction of stale balances with clear ownership boundaries between in-house staff and Shared Services or BPO partners.
• Establish and maintain disputes and chargeback resolution in Stripe and other payment service providers including both the accounting treatment and the control over who is authorized to concede a dispute.
• Build and mentor a high-performing AR team through hiring training SOPs and knowledge transfer with enough bench depth that the close does not depend on any one person.
• Publish AR KPIs and dashboards with a documented definition and source system for each metric: DSO aging buckets unapplied cash reserve coverage and collections forecast accuracy.
• Design and implement scalable automation across the AR and close workflow using Excel SQL NetSuite or Oracle prioritizing changes that remove manual touches without weakening the control.
• Partner cross-functionally with Billing Revenue Accounting Data Engineering Sales Ops Legal and Product to support new monetization models ensuring accounting and control requirements are designed in at the start rather than retrofitted after launch.

What you bring

• 8 years of accounting experience with meaningful ownership of receivables billing or the order-to-cash cycle in a tech-enabled or services environment; 23 years in a lead or manager capacity.
• Demonstrated ownership of a monthly close: reconciliations journal entries flux analysis and review of work prepared by others.
• Proven experience managing offshore/BPO accounting teams.
• Deep understanding of GAAP principles SOX controls and audit readiness.
• Strong systems mindset hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion NetSuite Alteryx Snowflake or similar tools. (preferred)
• Demonstrated success in automation or process transformation within AR or finance operations.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills; able to partner with Billing Revenue and Engineering teams.

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What We Offer

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive cash and equity compensation and opportunity for advancement
• 100% medical dental and vision coverage
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility adoption and parental planning services
• Flexible PTO policy
• Monthly wellness stipend

At Checkr we believe an in office work environment strengthens collaboration drives innovation and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver CO; San Francisco CA; Nashville TN; and Santiago Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 3 days a -office perks are provided such as lunch five times a week a commuter stipend and an abundance of snacks and beverages. A relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location.

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