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Accountant Opportunity In Milwaukie, Oregon

Robert Half is seeking an accountant to support our client in Milwaukie, Oregon. This contract position offers an excellent opportunity for professionals with strong analytical skills and advanced technical expertise in financial operations. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing complex reconciliations and producing high-quality financial reports daily. The escheatment team is responsible for ensuring that payments are applied accurately and timely across customer accounts and that dormant or unclaimed funds are managed in compliance with state and federal unclaimed property (escheat) regulations!

Essential functions and responsibilities include:

• Reaching out to payees (vendors and potentially claimants) to determine resolution for outstanding payments.
• Processing daily cash receipts (lockbox, ACH, wire transfers, credit card, manual remittances) and applying them to the correct invoices/accounts in the AR system.
• Handling multiple payment exceptions and addressing/resolving items received.
• Performing other related duties and participating in special projects as assigned.

Requirements:

• Attention to detail and proven ability to follow standard procedures.
• Data entry, document management, file creation and previous records and claims experience required.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Strong familiarity with collections and vendor management strongly preferred.
• AA or BS/BA degree in accounting, finance, or business.
• 2+ years of experience in cash applications/accounts receivable operations in a medium-to-high volume environment.
• Experience with unclaimed property/escheatment, dormant account management, or related compliance work preferred.
• Familiarity with ERP/accounting systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Great Plains, JDE) and strong Excel skills (including VLOOKUP, pivot tables).
• Experience reconciling and researching cash application issues, and collaborating with internal stakeholders (billing, collections, treasury).