Sr. Analyst - Accounting and Finance

Toyota•Plano, TX

15h

About The Position

Toyota’s Accounts Receivable Department is seeking a passionate and highly motivated Sr. Analyst. The role leads end-to-end accounts receivable and intercompany accounting activities, including collections escalations, account reconciliations, variance analysis, journal entries, issue resolution, and cross-functional coordination to support an accurate and timely financial close. The position reports to the Accounting Manager and supports the department’s objective of ensuring accurate, timely, and well-controlled accounting by resolving complex issues, maintaining reconciled balances, supporting close activities, and partnering across teams to reduce risk and improve processes. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field; progressive accounting experience; hands-on month-end and year-end close experience; and knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls. The successful candidate will bring strong analytical and problem-solving skills, advanced Excel proficiency, and the ability to work collaboratively in a deadline-driven environment. Toyota does not provide immigration-related employment support or sponsorship for this role; applicants must have the right to work in the United States without current or future Toyota sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
Progressive accounting experience in corporate accounting, general ledger, accounts receivable, shared services, manufacturing, audit, or another complex, multi-entity environment.
Hands-on month-end and year-end close experience, including journal entries, account analysis, subledger-to-general-ledger reconciliations, fluctuation analysis, and resolution of complex reconciling items.
Knowledge of U.S. GAAP, accounting policies, financial reporting requirements, and internal control principles relevant to accounts receivable, cash application, and balance sheet accounting.
Experience executing and documenting SOX controls, maintaining audit-ready support, responding to internal and external audit requests, and remediating control or documentation gaps.
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, including interpreting large data sets, identifying root causes, understanding upstream and downstream business processes, and developing corrective actions.
Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including complex formulas, pivot tables, lookup functions, data validation, reconciliations, trend analysis, and manipulation of large data sets.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, collaborative environment while maintaining accuracy, attention to detail, confidentiality, and a service-oriented mindset.
Ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations, ask thoughtful questions, learn complex systems and process flows quickly, and translate findings into practical recommendations.
Ability to identify opportunities to standardize, simplify, and automate recurring accounting activities while maintaining appropriate controls and documentation.
Must have authorization to work in the United States without Toyota immigration-related employment support or sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Active CPA license.
Extensive experience managing intercompany and third-party accounting activity across legal entities, including balance confirmations, mismatch research, settlement coordination, aging management, and clearance of long-outstanding items.
Experience with SAP.

Responsibilities

Lead the escalation cadence for overdue customer accounts by prioritizing high-risk balances, documenting collection actions, coordinating follow-ups, and driving timely resolution in line with aging and collection targets.
Investigate unapplied cash, short payments, deductions, and customer disputes; partner with Cash Application, Billing, Sales, Treasury, and other stakeholders to resolve issues.
Reconcile the accounts receivable aging subledger to the general ledger monthly, research and resolve variances, validate invoice and cash cutoff, and maintain supporting documentation for financial close.
Own monthly accounts receivable fluctuation analysis, including preparing and validating flux files, investigating material period-over-period movements, and providing supportable management commentary.
Analyze intercompany and third-party activity and prepare, validate, and record recurring and nonrecurring monthly journal entries with appropriate coding, documentation, approvals, and adherence to close deadlines.
Lead research, resolution, and clearance of intercompany and third-party differences across legal entities; coordinate with plants, divisions, shared services, and counterpart organizations; track open items and escalate aging issues.
Communicate the status, risks, and required actions for open intercompany and third-party items to management.

Benefits

Professional growth and development programs.
Tuition reimbursement.
Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount.
Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program, if applicable.
Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for the employee’s family.
Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan with company match and an annual retirement contribution, if applicable.
Paid holidays and paid time off.
Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and more.
Tax-advantaged accounts, including Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, and Dependent Care FSA.
Work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.