AR Collections Analyst
Horizontal Talent · San Francisco, CA · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteFinanceContract
About the role
Join a fast-paced accounting team as an AR Collections Analyst focused on managing receivables, resolving billing issues, and keeping customer accounts accurate. This role is a great fit for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys problem-solving, collaboration, and making a direct impact on cash flow and customer relationships.
Responsibilities
- Manage daily collections efforts for a portfolio of more than 200 accounts.
- Communicate with customers and payment portals to research payment status and follow up on outstanding items.
- Investigate and resolve billing disputes, short payments, and overpayments in a timely manner.
- Maintain accurate customer records by supporting reconciliations, payment application, adjustments, credit memos, write-offs, and account updates.
- Partner with internal teams to address billing questions and improve resolution of receivable issues.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities and sharing practical solutions.
- Support additional projects as needed in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
Skills
- 3+ years of collections experience, ideally with small to medium-sized customer accounts.
- Strong Excel skills and experience using Google Workspace tools such as Sheets, Docs, and Gmail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a high level of accuracy.
- Ability to stay organized, prioritize multiple tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced setting.
- Self-starter mindset with the ability to work independently and follow through with minimal direction.
- Strong customer relationship skills and the ability to work effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience with Oracle Fusion (preferred).
- Familiarity with Salesforce and other related business tools (preferred).
- Associate degree in Accounting or a related field (preferred).
- Experience working in a high-volume, fast-moving environment where priorities can shift quickly (preferred).
- Comfort adapting to changing needs and supporting work outside standard hours when necessary to meet deadlines (preferred).