Accounts Receivable (A/R) Analyst (Hybrid)

Broadridge•Toronto, ON

7d•CA$63,000 - CA$70,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Accounts Receivable Analyst will be responsible for working as a proactive problem solver with a focus on execution, accountability, and ownership. They will support project initiatives and monitor collections activity and AR sub ledger accounting in order to mitigate risk, improve profitability, minimize costs, and create efficiencies for the organization. They will also be gathering and analyzing data, and relationship building through sound business decisions that protect the integrity of the accounts receivable.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related study
3-5+ years of related experience in a Credit and Collections position
Detail oriented, highly organized, with excellent follow-up skills
Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate professionally with clients and associates at all levels
Strong Excel skills (V-lookups, Pivot tables)

Nice To Haves

High Radius experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Development of relationships with portfolio of assigned customers, connecting with key business executives and stakeholders.
Liaison between clients and cross-functional internal teams to ensure the timely and successful delivery of invoices, responses to client inquiries, requests, requirements, and coordination of payment of invoices based on established payment terms.
Operate as the lead point of contact for all matters specific to assigned clients.
Negotiate settlements within assigned guidelines.
Work as a self-directed problem solver, with a focus on execution, accountability, and ownership.
Create and generate analytics by using mathematical analysis, judgment, and business knowledge to create recommended sub ledger activity and other financial transactions.
Ensure compliance in meeting Sarbanes-Oxley controls and requirements, regulations from the SEC, and client contracts by interpreting circumstances, recommending key controls and/or other solutions to management, writing narratives for new processes, implementing any necessary processes to support the designed controls, and ensuring controls are met by junior staff.
Propose sub ledger entries, reserves, and reconciliation of cash deposits leveraging multiple internal and external systems, as well as reviewing/evaluating current circumstances, applying business knowledge, and exercising judgment based upon current conditions and perceived risk.
Project management functions, including but not limited to visiting other locations to understand and document the current state processes and propose future state processes which will require cross-functional coordination, followed by supporting the execution of the determined future state. These projects may include but are not limited to High Radius enhancement, .NET solutions, acquisition integrations, and initiatives to improve metrics and reduce costs.
Identify trends in processes and provide proposals on efficiencies that can be utilized through improved workflows between internal departments; implement the newly defined processes where applicable.
Support projects and initiatives.
Review existing processes (non-Oracle and High Radius;) evaluate and recommend opportunities to enhance processes and procedures.
Research and provide direction on complex issues with internal partners and responding to customer, client, and/or internal client requests via telephone and/or email by evaluating available information, including client contract specifics, and offering recommendations to those issues and at times implementing solutions.
Communicate effectively with peers and leaders in related functional areas to ensure client satisfaction consistent with company values.
Manage all aspects impacting the order to cash cycle; from sales contracts, relationship management, production, client services, billing and cash applications.
May require change management to systems outside of Financial Operations scope, including production and ordering systems.
Assess financial risk and minimize the organization’s and clients’ exposure or liabilities by recommending and implementing solutions to minimize the identified risks.