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Accounts Receivable Analyst
Location: Alpharetta, Georgia; initially remote but convert on-site by July 2021.
Job Type: Full-time, 12-month Contract
Benefits as a TekBerry Temp/Contractor: Paid Bi-monthly, Healthcare (employer contribution), Dental & Vision, and Paid Sick Leave
Day Shift: Monday Friday, 8 am 5 pm
Rate: $22 p/hr.
Job Code: JPC-3768/975207
*Applicant must be authorized to work in the US
*Must pass a background
Tekberry, your expert staffing partner, has a client looking for a qualified and motivated Accounts Receivable Specialist(link removed) The Accounts Receivable Analyst (ARA) role provides analytical expertise in managing customer portfolios to ensure receivables are paid within terms of sale. The role also ensures that deductions are identified and resolved within timeframes established within Customer Operations and corporate guidelines. The AR Analyst works to prevent future deductions by initiating process improvement work within the Customer Operations team and cross-functionally. This role is responsible for developing, supporting, and reporting key performance indicators as well as supporting the development and execution of Customer Operations strategies, projects, and initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Portfolio Reporting and Analysis (50%):
- Analyze and communicate customer driven behaviors causing accounts receivable issues to include deduction activity and past due payment trends.
- Develop effective working partnership with customers, brokers and internal counterparts to identify and resolve noncompliant behavior/issues.
- Conduct business reviews on a periodic basis.
Accounts Receivable Management (25%):
- Manage payment performance of customer(s) within terms of sale, Days Sales Outstanding, and ICC guidelines.
- Ensure Customer Operations requirements are met within CFR (Cash Flow Reconciliation) process.
- Perform prompt collection of past due receivables.
Deduction Management (25%):
- Accurately identify, validate, and clear customer deductions according to established business processes and timelines, and within ICC guidelines.
- Perform prompt identification and collection of invalid deductions.
- Reduce incoming deductions by identifying process improvement opportunities. Initiate/Drive the reduction by engaging and utilizing support of appropriate internal and external stakeholders.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- 5 years' experience with Credit/Collections/Accounts Receivable
- 5 years' experience with Microsoft office
- SAP/Oracle
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently, creatively, and efficiently with minimal direction in an unstructured environment
- Strong planning and organization skills: ability to establish work plans, "multi-task", and prioritize simultaneous projects
- Operational management experience in a consumer products organization
- Experience in identifying, initiating, and driving improvements to processes and work streams
- Financial or accounting experience preferred, but not required
Tekberry Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
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