What are the responsibilities and job description for the AR Analyst position at accobrands?
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Job Summary
The role of AR Analyst has a variety of responsibilities in the Accounts Receivable areas including Credit, Collections, Deductions and Cash Application. This position reports to the Director, North America Shared Service Finance and collaborates with all A/R departments, finance leadership and sales teams. The ideal candidate for this role is results focused, exhibits a strong sense of curiosity, and maintains a high level of positive energy. They should be comfortable working with large datasets and turning data into meaningful and actionable reports. They should also have a strong interest in collaborative problem solving and exhibit a strong aptitude for system and user processes.
The individual in this role will be involved in running month-end close reports, performing calculations, prepare A/R aging analysis, assist the A/R team in prioritizing collections by organizing and reporting A/R data, and measure A/R performance metrics.
Responsibilities
- Run aging of receivables reports on a regular basis and communicate reports out.
- Support collections team members with reporting to assist in prioritization of work.
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Month-End Close:
- Perform calculations & analysis to determine appropriate bad debt reserves.
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations for AR accounts.
- Cross train with the credit department to act as temporary backup as needed
- Assist with Audits and SOX Control reviews related to A/R as needed.
- Assist with Ad Hoc reports and analysis as requested by A/R team.
- Other A/R activities and projects, including process improvements through automation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or significant A/R analysis experience.
- 2-4 years of experience in finance or accounting roles related to Accounts Receivable in large consumer goods organization.
- Detail-orientated with an ability to be guided by the bigger picture.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to speak and present data and reports in a clear and concise manner.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and assignment while consistently meeting deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to navigate large datasets, comfortable with complexity.
- Strong leadership skills with experience implementing process improvements.
- Ability to partner with cross-functional Finance, Sales, and Operations teams, including Audit, Customer Care, Sales Management, et.al.
- Ability to keep all vendor and customer information confidential internally and externally.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple competing priorities.
- Excellent Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, etc.)
- Experience with various data analysis and reporting tools a plus.
- SAP and FSCM experience a plus.
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