What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable Analyst position at NAPA Auto Parts?
Job Summary
The Accounts Receivable Analyst is an integral part of the Finance team. They are responsible for maintaining customer accounts as well as analyzing and verifying account activity. The A/R Analyst will perform a variety of billing and credit entries for customer accounts. The position will work as a member of the AR Team and carry out additional responsibilities as assigned.
Key Responsibilities
GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
The Accounts Receivable Analyst is an integral part of the Finance team. They are responsible for maintaining customer accounts as well as analyzing and verifying account activity. The A/R Analyst will perform a variety of billing and credit entries for customer accounts. The position will work as a member of the AR Team and carry out additional responsibilities as assigned.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure monthly deadlines are met and compliance with company month-end close procedures.
- Process customer billings and credits in accordance with company policy.
- Assist in customer dispute resolution as needed using proper escalation.
- Review, analyze, and maintain customer accounts to ensure aging customer accounts are identified, payment applications applied, and variances are accurately reconciled.
- Perform collections communication on aged customer accounts.
- Prepare customer statements.
- Interpret contracts and agreements.
- Assist with bad debt identification and write off.
- Ability to maintain effective and positive internal and external customer relationships.
- Reconcile transactions, investigate, and resolve discrepancies with customer accounts.
- Prepare journal entries.
- Maintain inter-company workbench in accordance with internal guidelines.
- Review and analyze intercompany inventory invoices for processing.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Associate’s degree preferred, 2 years of accounting experience, preferably in Accounts Receivable.
- Proven track record of accuracy, organization, and follow-through.
- Strong analytical, data interpretation, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Customer service oriented with strong phone and relationship-building abilities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel; PeopleSoft experience preferred.
- Strong organizational, multitasking, and conflict management skills.
- Results-driven with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully work in collaborative team environment, as well as independently as necessary.
GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.