Accounts Receivable Analyst

Slate Auto • Troy, MI

11d

About The Position

We are seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Receivable Analyst to support Slate's AR Manager in building and operating the AR function across reservation deposits, vehicle sales, and merchandise. Reporting to the Accounts Receivable Manager, this role performs the daily transactional work that keeps billing accurate and timely, cash application accurate, customer balances clean, and AR close on schedule. The ideal candidate brings strong AR fundamentals, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment where processes are still being built.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of accounts receivable, cash application, or accounting operations experience in a high-transaction-volume environment.
• Strong AR fundamentals: cash application, customer deposit accounting, AR close, reconciliations, aging analysis, and exception management.
• Hands-on experience with SAP AR (or a comparable ERP); familiarity with a payment processor (Adyen, Stripe, or similar) is a plus.
• Highly organized with a low tolerance for open items: clear breaks, document resolutions, and do not let exceptions age.
• Clear and concise communicator who can explain an AR discrepancy to a non-finance teammate and an AR aging to a controller.
• Advanced Excel skills; comfortable with pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment where AR processes are still being built rather than maintained.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to SOX control environments or a pre-IPO company is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily cash applications across reservation deposits, vehicle balance payments, and merchandise sales, ensuring every cash event ties to the correct customer and order in SAP.
• Process refunds, chargebacks, and cancellations accurately and on time, and support the conversion of deposits as customers progress from reservation to delivery.
• Monitor the unapplied cash queue, research and resolve exceptions, and escalate items that cannot be cleared within the established aging threshold.
• Maintain accurate customer AR balances, resolving discrepancies with customers, payment processors, and internal teams as they arise.
• Monitor the invoicing pipeline for integration breaks between the order management system, payment processors, and SAP; identify and document discrepancies, drive resolution with the relevant system partners and internal teams and escalate to the AR Manager when breaks cannot be cleared within the established threshold.
• Run and review the AR aging report on a regular cadence, identify overdue and at-risk balances, and contact customers directly to resolve open items; document outreach activity and outcomes, and escalate accounts that are unresponsive or require commercial judgment to the AR Manager.
• Help build the AR function from the ground up: the playbook does not exist yet and you will help write it. That means designing cash application procedures, customer deposit workflows, invoicing standards, and close checklists that work on day one and hold up as Slate scales.
• Prepare daily and monthly AR reconciliations across payment processors, auto financing partners, and bank accounts, clearing breaks at the source and documenting resolution steps.
• Support AR month-end close, including preparation of customer deposit liability schedules, AR aging analysis, and processor and lender receivable reconciliations under the direction of the AR Manager.
• Assemble AR-related close-time disclosure inputs in accordance with Slate's Cash Policy and Customer Deposits Standard Operating Procedure.
• Track and report on key AR metrics (Days Sales Outstanding, unapplied cash aging, exception rates) to support the AR Manager's reporting to Accounting and Treasury leadership.
• Prepare and submit manual journal entries supporting AR close, including customer deposit liability adjustments, reclassifications, and accruals, attaching appropriate support and routing for manager approval in accordance with Slate's Delegation of Authority.
• Prepare and maintain process narratives, control evidence, and reconciliation workpapers in support of Slate's SOX-readiness program.
• Complete reviewer sign-off checklists and maintain evidence of retention in line with AR control requirements, flagging any gaps or exceptions to the AR Manager.
• Keep desk procedures current as systems and processes evolve, contributing to the AR team's institutional knowledge base.
• Participate in user acceptance testing for system changes that touch customer payments, customer balances, or the AR sub-ledger.
• Submit configuration and support tickets to payment processors, financing partners, and SaaS providers; track resolution and escalate to the AR Manager when SLAs are at risk.
• Flag potential downstream AR impacts of upstream changes (new payment methods, new sales channels, pricing updates) to the AR Manager before go-live.
• Partner with Treasury, Accounting, and Digital teammates as directed by the AR Manager on order-to-cash and bank-to-book initiatives.

Benefits

• At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed