AR Analyst

A. General Description:

The purpose of this position is to provide technical and analytical support to the Director of Accounts Receivable by ensuring timely and accurate reconciliations and providing monthly reports and analysis of A/R accounts and other revenue accounts.

B. Responsibilities:

1. Perform month-end closing duties including running month-end reports, reconciling accounts receivable accounts, and performing miscellaneous month-end adjustments and assignments upon request.
2. Analyze and reconcile other revenue and liability accounts: research and resolve all discrepancies.
3. Assist with implementation of new software impacting financial transactions including testing, documentation, training and post implementation review.
4. Identify and monitor payment trends for commercial clients through review and analysis of monthly aging reports. Make recommendations for improvements.
5. Provide monthly analysis such as, A/R Balance Pattern, DSO, etc. to management for review.
6. Liaison between other teams that process cash receipts.
7. Responsible for (but not limited to) processing returns, exchanges, cancellations, refunds, and chargebacks.
8. Backup for dues and non-dues cash receipt functions, including providing assistance in processing dues payments during peak season and filling in when non dues staff is out.
9. Serve as team lead in the absence of Director of Accounts Receivable.

C. Contacts:

To accomplish responsibilities listed above, the incumbent has contact with:

1. National Office staff involved with processing cash receipts, including the CE Team, Product Sales Team, Subscription, Workshops, Convention & Meeting and other National Office Service clusters who have miscellaneous cash receipts processing.
2. The external audit team related to Accounts Receivable subsidiary ledgers, aging schedules, collectability of accounts, and provision of bad debt allowance.
3. The Information Systems Service Cluster and the Director, Financial Information Systems concerning Association Management System and Netforum issues.
4. Within the Finance Service Cluster, the Staff Accountant (bank reconciliation), the Accounts Payable Team (status of refunds), and all other members of A/R Team (payments)

D. Freedom to Act:

The Accounts Receivable Analyst works under the direction of the Director or Accounts Receivable who provides functional work direction and guidance. The incumbent is expected to exercise sound accounting judgment and initiative in the execution of policy and procedures. The incumbent requires minimum supervision in the day-to-day performance of routine duties. The incumbent exercises sound judgment about seeking advice when an issue is beyond his/her technical experience or the individual's understanding of policy. Incumbent identifies exceptions to policy or procedure requiring supervisory attention. The work is reviewed for the approaches, adherence to procedures, and methodologies used to complete the work.

E. Qualifications - Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills:

Knowledge and skills typically acquired through:

• Baccalaureate in Accounting or Business and or
• 4 or more years of reconciliation, accounts receivable and general ledger experience

Scope and depth of technical skills/knowledge:

• Excellent analytical skills
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with automated accounting system.
• Demonstrated familiarity with General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Intermediate skills Microsoft Excel
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Word
• Intermediate skills in PowerPoint

Scope and depth of nontechnical skills/knowledge:

• Excellent team skills
• Excellent Customer service skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively organize, manage time and solve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and process large quantities of data quickly and accurately.

F. National Office EEO Policy:

It is the policy of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association to provide equal opportunity to all employees without regard for race, sex, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, veteran's status, age, sexual orientation or LGBT status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ASHA's Bylaws. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation and benefits, upward mobility, training and development, access to facilities, termination, and other personnel actions. Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, with a firm commitment from coaches at all levels within the organizational structure of the National Office, affirmative action will be taken to ensure the full utilization of members of racial/ethnic minority groups, women, persons with disabilities, and Vietnam and disabled veterans within our workforce.

G. Disclaimer:

"This description is intended to provide an overview of the responsibilities and duties of the position. It is not all inclusive. The incumbent in the position will be expected to perform other duties as required. The responsibilities may change over time. This description is provided for informational purposes only and does not form the basis of a contract."