Finance Manager– Accounts Receivable & Collections

AB Facility ServicesNew Jersey, United StatesOn-siteFull-timeSenior, 5–8 yearsListed 1 day ago

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About this role

About AB Facility Services

AB Facility Services is a growing facilities services organization providing comprehensive janitorial, mechanical, engineering, maintenance, and facility management services to commercial clients.

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager – Accounts Receivable & Collections to join our Finance team and play a key role in managing and strengthening our accounts receivable and collections operations.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager – Accounts Receivable & Collections to oversee AR and collections and help improve cash flow and overall collection performance.

The ideal candidate will have 7–10+ years of finance/accounting experience, with strong Accounts Receivable and Collections experience in the construction or electrical contracting industry. This is a hands-on role focused on commercial customer accounts, project billing, collections, and resolving billing issues.

Key Responsibilities

- Oversee daily Accounts Receivable and Collections activities.

- Manage AR aging, past-due balances, and collection priorities.

- Follow up with customers regarding outstanding invoices and payment status.

- Resolve billing disputes, deductions, credits, short payments, and account discrepancies.

- Review project billing, contracts, retainage, and payment requirements.

- Work closely with Project Management, Operations, and Finance to resolve billing and collection issues.

- Reconcile customer accounts and investigate discrepancies.

- Monitor DSO, collection performance, and outstanding receivables.

- Prepare AR aging reports, collection forecasts, and financial updates for leadership.

- Identify recurring billing issues and recommend process improvements.

Qualifications

- 7–10+ years of Finance, Accounting, Accounts Receivable, and Collections experience.

- 7–10+ years of construction industry experience required.

- Strong commercial/B2B collections experience.

- Experience with project-based billing and construction payment cycles.

- Understanding of retainage, contracts, change orders, deductions, and disputed invoices.

- Experience managing a significant AR portfolio.

- Strong Excel and financial analysis skills.

- Experience with ERP/accounting systems.

- Strong communication, negotiation, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred

- Electrical contracting, commercial construction, general contracting, mechanical contracting, or utility construction experience.

- Experience managing or mentoring an AR/Collections team.

- Experience with multi-project or multi-entity organizations.

- Experience improving DSO and collection performance.