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An Accounts Receivable resume must prove you can manage collections, cash application, and customer relationships effectively. Hiring managers scan for recovery rates, volume handled, software proficiency, and communication skills. This sample demonstrates a nationwide project recovering 95% of $5M in unapplied payments.
Most accounts receivable resumes get rejected not because of ATS software, but because they don't prove you're better than the other 44.5 applicants. Generic bullets like "managed construction projects" don't differentiate you — quantified achievements do.
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Quantifies both the scope ($5M) and success rate (95%), demonstrating ability to handle complex, high-stakes AR challenges.
Shows stakeholder management skills and attention to detail in cash application - critical competencies for AR roles.
Shows career progression potential, demonstrating that AR experience can lead to broader accounting responsibilities.
Professional resume writers transform accounts receivable resumes by analyzing job postings for required keywords, extracting specific achievements through targeted questions, quantifying impact with dollar values and percentages, and positioning you as the solution to employer problems.
We identify exactly what hiring managers search for:
Our 1-on-1 interview uncovers:
We find the numbers that prove ROI:
Your resume proves you solve employer problems:
Hear how our writers extract achievements from accounts receivable professionals.
The accounts receivable resume you need depends on your career stage:
Participated in a nation-wide project alongside numerous branches to accomplish a 95% recovery of $5M in unapplied payments.
Gained experience resolving a complex corporate issue and achieving a major objective.
Every bullet on this resume was created through this same process.
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A complete accounts receivable resume is typically 2 pages and includes a professional summary, core competencies, detailed work experience with quantified achievements, education, and certifications. Here's both pages of an actual resume created through our interview process.
The accounts receivable resume you need depends on your career stage:
Your resume needs to prove customer communication skills, attention to detail, and basic accounting knowledge.
Your resume needs to differentiate you through recovery metrics, process improvements, and portfolio size.
To write a accounts receivable resume that gets interviews, focus on four key sections: a professional summary with your project value range and specialty, a skills section matching your target job postings, work experience with quantified achievements using the Problem-Solution-Result format, and relevant certifications like PMP, OSHA 30, or LEED.
Most accounts receivable resume guides give you generic templates. We interview you to extract the specific achievements that prove your value - like recovering 95% of $5M in unapplied payments or growing from small accounts to multi-million dollar clients.
Your summary must signal both technical AR capability and strong communication skills.
Include years of experience, portfolio value, key recovery or collection metrics, and software proficiency. Highlight client relationship skills.
For those entering AR roles, emphasize customer service and attention to detail.
For experienced AR professionals, emphasize portfolio size and recovery success.
Skills must demonstrate both technical capability and client relationship management.
Lead with financial statements, risk analysis, collections, and cash application. Include communication and problem-solving skills.
Customer service and accuracy skills establish AR credibility.
Advanced AR skills include credit analysis and portfolio management.
Show both collection success and relationship management capabilities.
Lead with portfolio value and recovery metrics. Highlight successful collection campaigns, process improvements, and cross-functional collaboration.
Demonstrate readiness for AR responsibilities.
Demonstrate senior capability through metrics and improvements.
Credentials signal commitment to accounting career progression.
Include business or accounting degrees, CPA candidacy or certification, and relevant software certifications. This sample shows CPA Candidate with Honours BBA.
Degrees and certification progress demonstrate commitment.
Advanced credentials support career advancement.
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Schedule Your Resume InterviewA professional resume interview extracts accounts receivable achievements by probing into specific projects, uncovering the goals you were trying to achieve, documenting the systems and processes you implemented, and surfacing challenges you overcame. This structured approach reveals accomplishments you'd never think to include.
Include projects that demonstrate scope, stakes, and significance. We probe to understand the project value, team size, and your specific role in making it successful.
Connect your work to business outcomes by documenting the company's objectives and how your contributions achieved them. We help you quantify that impact.
Document the specific systems, processes, and strategies you implemented. This is where your expertise becomes visible and differentiates you from other candidates.
Describe challenges you faced and how you solved them. Problem-solving examples prove you can handle the obstacles in your next role.
No cookie-cutter calls. Your interview length matches your career complexity. We ask the questions you can't ask yourself.
Accounts Receivable jobs are moderately competitive, averaging 45.5 applicants per position. With most job seekers applying to 20+ roles, you're competing against approximately 910 candidates for the same jobs.
Data based on LinkedIn job postings, updated December 2025. View full job market data →
Here's the math most job seekers don't do:
Your resume needs to stand out against 910 other accounting professionals.
Most of them list the same projects. The same certifications. The same responsibilities.
What makes you different is the story behind the projects.
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RH Robert Half |
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KF Kforce Finance |
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HR Hays Recruitment |
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RA Randstad |
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AD Adecco |
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An AR resume should include collection metrics (recovery rates, aging improvements), portfolio value managed, software proficiency, and customer relationship examples. Highlight cash application accuracy and any process improvements.
Use metrics like: recovery rates (this sample shows 95%), portfolio value ($5M), aging reduction percentages, and DSO improvements. Quantified achievements demonstrate your impact clearly.
AR positions average 34 applicants per job. Strong collection metrics and software proficiency help differentiate candidates. CPA candidacy or accounting credentials provide additional advantage.
Key software includes QuickBooks, SAP, Oracle, Sage, and specialized tools like CaseWare and lockbox systems (JP Morgan, Bank of America). This sample demonstrates CaseWare, QuickBooks, and SAP proficiency.
Highlight specific recovery outcomes, customer negotiation examples, and aging improvements. This sample demonstrates recovering 95% of $5M in unapplied payments through cross-functional collaboration.
Yes. This sample shows progression from AR Associate to Staff Accountant with tax preparation responsibilities. AR provides strong foundation in client communication, accuracy, and financial analysis valuable for broader roles.
A resume interview uncovers hidden achievements by asking targeted questions about your projects, goals, systems, and challenges. Most professionals dismiss their best work as "just doing my job" — our writers probe to surface metrics you didn't track, impact you forgot, and value you delivered.
"Tell me about a significant AR project you've worked on."
"I participated in a nation-wide project alongside numerous branches to recover unapplied payments. We were dealing with $5M that hadn't been properly applied."
"What was the outcome of this project?"
Participated in a nation-wide project alongside numerous branches to accomplish a 95% recovery of $5M in unapplied payments.
Gained experience resolving a complex corporate issue and achieving a major objective.
"How do you work with other departments to ensure AR information is accurate?"
"I engaged key stakeholders at corporate branches to ensure all accounts receivable information was properly transmitted and completely accurate."
"What systems did you use to verify this information?"
Engaged key stakeholders at corporate branches to ensure all accounts receivable information was properly transmitted and completely accurate.
Maintained a sharp eye on post incoming remittances through the diligent review, investigation and verification of information provided on the JP Morgan lockbox website.
"I see you progressed from AR to Staff Accountant. What additional responsibilities did you take on?"
"I prepare accurate and CRA-compliant corporate and personal tax returns, organizing and reporting financial data to ensure returns are processed without issue."
"How did your AR experience help with this transition?"
Prepare accurate and CRA-compliant corporate and personal tax returns, organizing and reporting financial data to ensure returns are processed without issue.
Demonstrated ambition and determination to swiftly grow in auditing responsibilities from smaller-revenue accounts to multi-million dollar revenue clients.
With 6+ years of accounting experience, you have stories worth telling.
Our interview turns them into proof that gets you hired.
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