AR Analyst - Temp Role (4-6 months)

Liquid Brand•Irving, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a temporary role lasting 4-6 months, focused on Accounts Receivable (AR) functions including cash application, reconciliation, and controls. The role involves processing various payment types, researching discrepancies, supporting refunds and audits, managing ACH/auto-pay activity, and assisting with reporting for acquired businesses. The position also requires identifying and recommending process improvements.

Requirements

Proficient in Microsoft Office with intermediate Excel skills, including spreadsheets, filters, lookups, and PivotTables.
Strong analytical, reconciliation, research, problem-solving, organization, and attention-to-detail skills.
Knowledge of cash application, ACH, lockbox, credit card, electronic payments, unapplied cash, refunds, and payment controls.
Experience with ERP/accounting systems and payment platforms.
Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across departments.
2+ years of Accounts Receivable, cash application, payment processing, reconciliation, or related finance experience preferred.
Experience researching payment discrepancies across multiple systems or business units preferred.
Experience with Great Plains, F&O, or similar ERP/accounting systems preferred.
Intermediate Excel skills required; PivotTables and financial tracking/reporting experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

Great Plains, F&O, JPMC lockbox, and Authorize.net preferred.
Experience researching payment discrepancies across multiple systems or business units.
Experience with Great Plains, F&O, or similar ERP/accounting systems.

Responsibilities

Process and reconcile lockbox, check, wire, ACH, credit card, virtual card, and acquisition-related payments.
Create and review daily batches and exceptions.
Research and resolve payment discrepancies, corrections, duplicate or improper applications, suspense items, returned payments, and unapplied cash.
Support refunds, reconciliations, audit requests, and financial controls while maintaining accurate supporting documentation.
Process and monitor ACH/auto-pay activity, maintain payment profiles, and research declined or returned transactions.
Monitor the shared AR inbox, resolve payment-related inquiries, and communicate with customers and internal partners regarding payment status and documentation.
Support Collections and other departments with payment research, account questions, and ERP/payment-system assistance.
Research, record, and report payments for acquired businesses; maintain supporting records and assist with integrating new acquisition activity into AR processes.
Maintain AR reports, problem lists, reconciliation support, and tracking tools used to monitor payment and acquisition activity.
Identify process gaps and recommend improvements that increase payment accuracy, strengthen controls, improve efficiency, and reduce unapplied cash.