AR/AP Specialist

AR/AP Specialist - (HR58735)

Location: Remote (Global)

Salary Range: 1500 USD/month

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (EST) 

NOTE: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR POSITION

Company Overview:

Sagan is an exclusive membership community for top executives, founders, and CEOs seeking to hire and maximize the impact of international talent. We bridge the gap between global talent and U.S.-based businesses, connecting candidates from regions like Latin America, the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Africa with leading American companies. Sagan provides a high-performance remote work environment, ensuring access to world-class opportunities for top-tier professionals.

About the Company:

Sagan represents a growing US-based business seeking a detail-oriented finance professional to support its day-to-day accounts receivable, accounts payable, and bookkeeping operations within a collaborative remote team.

Position Overview:

The AR/AP Specialist will manage essential accounts receivable and accounts payable activities while maintaining accurate financial records in QuickBooks Online. This is a hands-on individual contributor role focused on keeping invoicing, collections follow-up, vendor bills, payments, and bookkeeping records organized and up to date.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, comfortable working independently, and experienced with QuickBooks Online.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and issue customer invoices accurately and on time.
• Monitor outstanding receivables and follow up with customers regarding unpaid invoices.
• Enter and maintain vendor bills and accounts payable records.
• Track payments received and payments made.
• Maintain accurate and organized bookkeeping records in QuickBooks Online.
• Reconcile and review financial transactions as needed to ensure records remain accurate.
• Maintain supporting documentation for AR/AP transactions.
• Coordinate with internal team members and vendors or customers to resolve routine billing and payment questions.
• Support ongoing bookkeeping and finance administration as needed.

Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience in accounts receivable and accounts payable.
• Demonstrated experience using QuickBooks Online.
• Strong understanding of invoicing, vendor bills, payments, and basic bookkeeping processes.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to independently manage recurring financial tasks and follow through on outstanding items.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST.
• Comfortable working remotely with a US-based team.

Nice-to-Haves: 

• Experience supporting both AR and AP functions in a small or growing business.
• Experience managing a meaningful volume of invoices and vendor bills.
• Familiarity with account reconciliation and routine bookkeeping reviews.
• Experience with remote finance or operations teams.
• Experience following up on outstanding customer balances in a professional and consistent manner.