Location: Philadelphia or Washington, D.C. - Hybrid

HKA is a global leader in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, and expert witness services. We tackle complex challenges with our multi-disciplinary expertise.

As trusted consultants and advisors, we deliver solutions in uncertain and disputed situations, ensuring the best outcomes for clients worldwide. Our experts have testified globally on major cases spanning across a wide range of industries and sectors.

As part of the HKA team you can expect:

• A collaborative, high-performing finance team that supports your growth and values your contributions to the firm’s success.
• Opportunities to improve processes, solve challenges creatively, and make a meaningful impact behind the scenes.
• Exposure to a dynamic, global business with strong industry presence—offering valuable experience and long-term career development.

The Opportunity:

HKA is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable (AR) Specialist, ideally from a professional services background, who can work both independently and collaboratively to meet key deliverables while ensuring compliance with internal policies.

The role involves applying established best practices, identifying opportunities for improvement, and building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Drive timely collection of receivables to meet monthly cash targets; escalate issues as needed.
• Monitor AR balances, follow up on overdue items, and coordinate with Legal on escalations.
• Track new projects to ensure initial invoicing and retainer collection; follow up as required.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, project managers, and service line leads.
• Conduct credit checks, set/review credit limits, and maintain a credit risk register.
• Prepare and distribute weekly/monthly AR and aged debt reports to stakeholders.
• Lead regular cash calls to report on collection risks and aged debt.
• Perform customer account reconciliations and manage write-offs with monthly reporting.
• Identify and implement AR process improvements and maintain SOP documentation.
• Collect and maintain client AP contact information and promote electronic payment adoption.

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in accounts receivable or a similar finance role, preferably in a professional services environment.
• Proficient in Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
• Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
• Proven ability to meet recurring month-end deadlines and manage competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience engaging stakeholders at various levels.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Customer-focused mindset with a proactive, solution-oriented approach.

Compensation: HKA offers an annual salary range of $55,000 to $77,000 for this position. As a full-time employee, you will also be eligible for full benefits including health/dental/vision insurance, competitive Paid Time Off, Retirement Plan with Company Match, Paid Parental Leave and more.

What we offer:

At HKA we recognize that our people are critical to our ongoing success. Our priority is to provide an inclusive and collaborative culture aimed at providing the best opportunities for our people to thrive and develop in their chosen career path.

Our Global Recruitment team is committed to providing an authentic candidate experience for all those who take the time to apply to HKA. We are committed to providing an efficient and insightful recruitment process giving candidates a true reflection of life at HKA. 

Fairness and Equality at HKA:

HKA works hard to provide a welcoming environment for all of our employees. We are committed as a business on the continued improvement of our fairness and equality strategy. Please visit our careers page for further information or feel free to ask our recruitment team for further information.

All HKA employment decisions shall be made in accordance with controlling laws and based on merit.

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