Cash Applications Associate

Elastic is a free and open search company that powers enterprise search, observability, and security solutions built on one technology stack that can be deployed anywhere. From finding documents to monitoring infrastructure to hunting for threats, Elastic makes data usable in real-time and at scale. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Barclays, Cisco, eBay, Fairfax, ING, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, The Mayo Clinic, NASA, The New York Times, Wikipedia, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems. Founded in 2012, **Elastic is a distributed company** with Elasticians around the globe. Learn more at **elastic.co**.

**What You Will Be Doing**:

- Ensure all lockbox batches, checks and bank accounts are posted and applied to invoices accurately by EOD to meet same day posting SLA
- Research and resolve payment issues/disputes on customer accounts
- Work closely with Collections team to resolve invoice corrections along with movement of payments from one subsidiary to another
- Clean up Aging by identifying and resolving short paid invoices (bank fees, tax withholding, etc.)
- Reconcile Credit Card transaction to the bank statements and CC gateway platform
- Perform ad hoc projects as necessary
- Create Journal Entries to properly allocate payments to correct customer account
- Take ownership of any relevant Cash Apps processes
- Assist core accounting team if and as needed

**What You Bring Along**:
High level of enthusiasm and pride in your work, you have a strong ability to learn, and you see change and challenges as opportunities to make things better. You have experience in a fast-paced, high-growth, global environment and you are no stranger to building and optimizing the processes necessary to keep us growing without stumbling.

**If that's you, hopefully you also have**:

- 2+ years of professional experience in AR, Cash Applications and ideally a Degree in Accounting
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent accuracy and strong attention-to-detail
- Strong ability to work independently, multi-task and prioritize work effectively to meet deadlines
- Accustomed to working with multiple stakeholders to resolve issues in a distributed, fast-paced environment
- General Ledger journal entry and balance sheet reconciliation experience

**Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People**:
As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you're looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn't matter if you're just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.
- Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
- Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
- Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
- Generous number of vacation days each year
- Double your charitable giving - We match up to $1500 (or local currency equivalent)
- Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
- Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

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