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# Cash Application Specialist

- **Company:** Justrite Manufacturing Co LLC
- **Location:** Deerfield, IL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Accounting Systems, Audit Trail
- **Published:** September 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/candidate/trackback_apply?vacancyId=[vacid]

## About the Role

To ensure your success from day one in this role, Justrite requires the following qualifications at a minimum:

 * 2+ years of experience in Cash Application,Accounts Receivable,or related accounting function.

 * Associate'sdegree or equivalent work experience.

 * Strong understanding of AR processes and customer payment methods.

 * Ability to work independently and meet daily deadlines.

 * Proficiencywith ERP/accounting systems and Microsoft Excel.

 * Possess a high sense of urgency and be detail oriented.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

 * Great energy and "can-do" attitude.

 * Experience withlarge distributorssuch asAmazon,Grainger, andHomeDepotaplus.

## Description

* Process high-volume payments by identifying and accurately posting daily incoming funds from lockboxes, ACH transfers, wire payments, and credit card portals.

 * Review remittance advice and interpret detailed payment documentation from clients to determine exactly how payments should be applied to outstanding invoices

 * Balance daily cash receipts against bank deposit totals to ensure zero-dollar discrepancies before completing entries

 * Resolve short-payments by researching and documenting instances where customers paid less than the invoiced amount, coding the difference appropriately (e.g., discounts, shortages, tax disputes)

 * Track unapplied cash and maintain a clean ledger by investigating unidentified or unmatched payments and contacting customers or internal team members to clarify.

 * Reconcile accounts by reviewing and cleaning up customer accounts by applying old unapplied credits to open balances.

 * Support A/R Collections by partnering closely with Accounts Receivable Specialists to alert them of cleared balances or disputed short-payments.

 * Support month-end close by assisting the accounting team with month-end closing procedures by ensuring all cash received through the final day of the month is fully posted

 * Audit trail documentation by maintaining clean digital records of bank deposits and posting logs to ensure compliance with internal controls and external audit standards

 * Accurately apply daily customer payments-including checks, ACH, wire transfers, credit card transactions, and lockbox deposits-to corresponding invoices.

 * Prepare andmaintaindocumentation for audits, internal controls, and compliance.

 * Collaborate with Customer Service, Credit & Collections, and Sales teams to resolve account issues.

 * Identifyand recommend process improvements to enhance cash application accuracy and efficiency.

 * Support continuous improvement initiatives