Accounts Receivable Senior Analyst

PepsiCo • Purchase, NY

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Accounts Receivable Senior Analyst supports period-end accounting for Accounts Receivable-related accounts, reserves, and trade activities. The role helps drive S4 HANA reporting integration and process improvements while maintaining relationships with business stakeholders. Responsibilities also include periodic close activities, account reconciliations, SOX controls, balance sheet analytics, and audit requests. This is a hybrid position based in either PepsiCo’s Purchase, New York, or Plano, Texas office.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a similar field.
• CPA required, or at least two CPA exam sections passed.
• At least 3 years of accounting experience.
• Must have an indefinite right to work in the United States.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and Market Place Investment reporting requirements and policies.
• Strong system and reporting skills.
• Excellent organizational and tracking skills.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of business partners.

Nice To Haves

• Public accounting experience with a Big 4 firm.
• S4Hana experience.
• Basic understanding of automation tools.
• Team-player approach and ability to collaborate with business partners across Sales, Finance, Accounts Receivable, and Control.

Responsibilities

• Support period-end close activities for Accounts Receivable, including related accounts, reserves, and transactions.
• Prepare and analyze funding requirements for A/R reserves, including Deductions, Bad Debt, and Cash Discounts.
• Create, review, and record journal entries for ongoing operations and period-end close.
• Reconcile Customer Financial Services (CFS)-owned balance sheet accounts, maintain detailed documentation, and promptly resolve reconciling items.
• Collaborate across CFS, Control Shared Services, Supply Chain, Customer Service, and IT to resolve discrepancies and address ad hoc issues.
• Develop and provide Business Unit forecast schedules for CFS-related P&L activities, including Bad Debt, Absorbed Costs, and Post Audit adjustments.
• Identify and implement process improvements within CFS Accounting to improve the efficiency of data preparation and analysis.
• Manage special projects and serve as an accounting and finance subject matter expert for CFS and Control Shared Services.
• Respond to Corporate and KPMG audit and reporting requests.
• Prepare balance sheet and profit-and-loss analytics to support financial risk mitigation.
• Support integration of S4 HANA reporting and process improvements.
• Perform periodic close activities, oversee and prepare account reconciliations, support SOX controls, and handle audit requests.

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus with an eligible target payout of 8% of annual salary, paid annually.
• Paid time off, subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick leave, and bereavement leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, subject to elections and eligibility.
• Disability coverage.
• Health and dependent care reimbursement accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Accident, group legal, and life insurance.
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior