Accounts Receivable Analyst
Location
Remote
Level
Senior
Department
Account management
Type
Full - Time
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
December 4, 2023
The accounts receivable analyst is responsible for assisting the Director of AR, Billing and Collections in forecasting collection projections, maintaining Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) targets, and working with customers and cross functional departments to collect payment on national accounts. This role will also identify at risk accounts for bad debt.
Responsibilities
- Post ACH & check payments for national and recycling accounts
- Research short payments, over payments, unidentified payments and unapplied payments
- Reconcile previous cash applications and enter revenue adjustments
- Submit weekly aging report to management
- Respond to customer inquiries related to open debits and credits
- Develop processes for effectively posting payments
- Create and communicate a collection plan for collection projections
- Work collaboratively with the Billing team and Customer Care team to improve billing and reduce the DSO
- Identify accounts for bad debt and/or collections
- Send monthly statements to customers
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related
- 3 years of experience in business-to-business collections or relevant
- Experience in researching and reconciling high dollar complex accounts
- Advance skills in Microsoft Excel
- Experience in Microsoft Dynamics Nav is a plus
- High volume cash application experience
- High aptitude for numbers, analytical and attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work with minimal supervision in decision making
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
