Join Clario, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific and help support the financial operations that enable the delivery of innovative clinical trial solutions around the world. As an Accounts Receivable Associate, you will play a key role in managing billing, collections, account reconciliations, and customer account administration while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and exceptional customer service. Working closely with internal stakeholders and customers, you will help drive financial performance, improve operational efficiency, and support the organization's commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
What We Offer
Competitive compensation and incentives.
Private medical coverage and MetLife protection.
SZÉP Card and telework reimbursement.
Flexible time off.
Engaging employee events and hybrid technology support.
What You'll Be Doing
Set up and maintain customer accounts while reviewing contracts, budgets, and billing requirements to support accurate invoice creation and distribution.
Manage billing activities across multiple service lines, ensuring compliance with contractual terms, company policies, and financial controls.
Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, maintain contract budgets, and coordinate pass-through expenses to ensure accurate financial reporting.
Develop and manage customized billing solutions for strategic and high-priority customer accounts.
Monitor accounts receivable aging and proactively address delinquent accounts through customer outreach and issue resolution.
Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to investigate payment delays, resolve disputes, and improve collection outcomes.
Support negotiations related to payment plans, account resolutions, and collection strategies while escalating issues appropriately.
Reconcile customer accounts to ensure billing accuracy and maintain the integrity of financial records.
Prepare detailed financial reports, analyses, and account summaries to support business decisions and operational performance reviews.
Identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve accounts receivable performance and cash collection effectiveness.
Assist with complex account reconciliations, including intercompany transactions and ledger balancing activities.
Maintain accurate documentation of billing, collection, and reconciliation activities in accordance with company procedures.
Participate in cross-functional initiatives that improve operational effectiveness, compliance, reporting accuracy, and customer experience.
Contribute to process improvement activities by identifying gaps, recommending enhancements, and supporting system optimization efforts.
Support ad hoc reporting, project reconciliations, and special initiatives as assigned by Finance leadership.
What We Look For
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum 3 years of accounting experience with a focus on invoicing, contract review, accounts receivable, billing operations, or collections.
Direct experience in accounts receivable, customer billing, collections, or credit management preferred.
Strong understanding of financial principles, reconciliation processes, and accounts receivable best practices.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word.
Experience working with ERP systems, financial systems, or enterprise accounting software preferred.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify trends and recommend process improvements.
Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Professional and customer-focused approach when handling customer inquiries and account-related discussions.
Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Proven ability to investigate and resolve complex account issues while maintaining positive customer relationships.
Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across Finance, Operations, Project Management, and Commercial teams.
At Clario, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, our purpose is to transform lives by unlocking better evidence. It’s a cause that unites and inspires us. It’s why we come to work—and how we empower our people to make a positive impact every day. Whether you're advancing clinical science, building innovative technology, or supporting our global teams, your work helps bring life-changing therapies to patients faster.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience
- Minimum 3 years of accounting experience focused on invoicing, contract review, accounts receivable, billing operations, or collections
- Direct experience in accounts receivable, customer billing, collections, or credit management
- Understanding of financial principles, reconciliation processes, and accounts receivable best practices
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word
- Experience with ERP systems, financial systems, or enterprise accounting software
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Professional and customer-focused approach
- Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to investigate and resolve complex account issues while maintaining positive customer relationships
- Strong collaboration skills across Finance, Operations, Project Management, and Commercial teams
Clario Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Clario and has not been reviewed or approved by Clario.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as generous, including flexible PTO for some roles and up to 26–31 PTO days for eligible staff. The calendar includes 15 paid company holidays and a Winter Break.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare offerings include multiple medical plan options via Highmark with coordinated care navigation, plus dental and vision through established carriers. Employer HSA contributions and mental-health support broaden the package.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Coverage highlights include domestic-partner eligibility, transgender-inclusive care, and HIV prevention/treatment. These inclusive elements are presented alongside broader inclusion commitments.
Clario Insights
What We Do
-- Clario has been named a Top Workplace by Energage for the 2022 Top Workplaces USA national awards. -- Clario generates the richest clinical evidence by fusing our deep scientific expertise and global scale into the broadest endpoint technology platform. By doing this, we empower our partners to transform lives. With almost 50 years of experience, 19,000 clinical trials, and 870 regulatory approvals, Clario has mastered the ability to generate rich evidence across a Trial Anywhere™ portfolio: decentralized (DCT), hybrid and site-based clinical trials. With 30 facilities in nine countries across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, Clario delivers the power of certainty. Partners ————— Clario brings the best of ERT and Bioclinica together to work alongside our partners to solve some of their biggest questions on topics such as: - eCOA vs. paper - Decentralized Clinical Trial (DCT) - Rescue a clinical trial - Broad endpoint technology: cardiac safety, imaging, respiratory And many more. People ———— We are so honoured to be named a 2022 Top Workplace by Energage. One of our leading values at Clario is People First Always. We help individuals build meaningful careers at Clario as they serve to help transform patients lives. Join us on this journey and check out our careers page: https://clario.com/careers/
