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Robert Half Accounts Receivable/ Credit Analyst in Stamford, Connecticut
Description
Position Summary:
The Credit & Accounts Receivable Analyst 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 Cash Operation and Corporate guidelines. The Accounts Receivable Analyst works to prevent future deductions by initiating process improvement work within Customer Operations and cross-functionally. This role is responsible for developing, supporting, and reporting key performance indicators as well as supporting the development and execution of Cash Operations strategies, projects, and initiatives.
Primary Position Responsibilities:
Credit Analysis: 40%
Gathers and analyzes customer financial data to evaluate risk and assesses credit worthiness of new customers seeking to establish open credit terms.
Makes recommendations about whether to increase, adjust or withdraw lines of credit.
Prepares and presents credit reviews for management review and approval.
Works collaboratively with collection resources to understand current payment trends and other credit quality indicators.
Monitors and manages receivable balances for high-risk accounts coordinating the customer service as needed on order hold.
Portfolio Reporting and Analysis: 30%
Analyze and communicate Customer and company 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. May be customer facing or through teleconference
Actively participate on project teams as a part of the Customer Operations and Cash Operations organization to drive continuous improvements throughout the business.
Accounts Receivable & Deduction Management: 30%
Manage payment performance of customer(s) within HHBC terms of sale, policies, and procedural guidelines.
Perform prompt collection of past due receivables.
Accurately identify, validate, and clear customer deductions according to established business processes and timelines, and within corporate 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.
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
BS/BA degree (or equivalent work experience)
3-5 years of AR experience
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
Thorough and detail oriented
Strong listening, verbal and written communication skills
Advanced experience using Microsoft Windows, Excel and Word
Interested? Let's chat! Apply directly to this posting and email your resume to Michelle.Kenney@RobertHalf(.com) Please note - this role is located on-site in Stamford 5 days a week. Please only apply if you are commutable to this location.
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