What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Payable Analyst position at Canon Business Process Services, Inc.?
Overview
Responsible for coordinating, conducting & documenting financial analysis, activities & projects This person provides guidance to the Finance team & assists management in identifying & researching financial & operational issues. This individual also reviews the data practices to assist in making recommendations to improve the company's ability to collect receivables in a timely manner.
Responsibilities
• Assists in training for the web based payroll system (I-Times).
• Overall financial responsibility for Boeing national account, including budgets, billing, and reporting
• Issues monthly and quarterly regional CPI indices for annual price escalations on client contracts
• Prepares financial information for Sales department, used in RFP responses.
• Prepares and analyzes financial data for federal and state tax credits
• Participates in the evaluation and enhancement of financial systems
• Assist in administering and enforcing finance policies and procedures and evaluating credit risk
• Assist in developing strategies and goals to reduce exposure to write-offs
• Prepares, reviews, and analyzes finance aging reports
• Builds strong customer, sales, and credit relationships and continually analyzes customers' credit worthiness
• Works with manager performs risk analysis on new and existing accounts and evaluates all major obligations
• Researches trade and credit references
• Recommends changes to credit policies and updates procedures in line with corporate strategies
• Maintains the AR2000 Accounting System
• Identifies and implements methodologies and policies to improve ongoing collections procedures.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in Accounting/MIS
- Active CFA and/or advanced business degree preferred
- 3+ yrs of financial analysis experience
- Advanced knowledge of all office equipment
- Proficient in MS Word and Presentation Software
- Advanced Excel (VBA, Pivot Tables)
- MS Access
- Report Writing (Crystal)
- Adobe Acrobat
- Familiarity with web based EDI packages
- Prior experience with Infinium/AS400 preferred
- Strategic and creative thinker
- Must be able to use good judgement
- Must be business oriented and have strong knowledge of the operation
- Strong team approach to business
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
- Advanced customer skills
- Ability to undertstand visual processes, interpret data
