Financial Analyst Ii

Position Title: Financial Analyst II
Length of Contract: 6 months
4. Flex schedule WFH 2 days, In office 3 days, with additional flex as needed.
Description Details
What are the top 3-5 skills requirements should this person have?
o Collection experience
o SAP Experience
o Excellent communication skills (ability to negotiate & build rapport with customers and co-workers) & attention to details
o Dependable (timeliness & attendance is crucial)
o MS Office knowledge
What is a nice to have (but not required) regarding skills, requirements, experience, education, or certification?
o BA/BS recommended
o Pharma Experience
Purpose:
The Receivables Specialist reports to the Senior Collection Manager and will manage the accounts receivable of a number of customer accounts. This position will review data using system-generated reports and perform timely, accurate and complete account reviews, collections activities and account maintenance for assigned accounts.
Responsibilities:
With regular advice / coordination from Team Leader and with guidance/review by Manager, perform order releases on a timely basis and in a manner that protects assets.
Identify root causes of complex payment issues and trends. Assist Team Leader in preparation of compelling data presentations that efficiently communicate these trends to Manager or Team Leader.
Resolve past-due invoices and customer claims on a timely basis, including proactive identification of account issues.
Requires high degree of communicative ability due to mutil-functional issues. Participation on interdepartmental teams with periodic advice/coordination from Team Leader or Manager.
Operates independently within defined scope of responsibility under regular supervision. Interacts with external and internal customers (i.e., Sales, Contract Marketing and Customer Service) at the peer and/or supervisory level.
Customer relationship management (both internal and external).
Responsible for compliance with applicable policies and procedures.
Participates in department and selected cross-functional process improvement teams.
Failure to achieve results may result in adverse impact on customer relationships or loss of limited cash flow.
Effectively utilize and maintain information systems as needed in the analysis and resolution of customer issues (including SAP, Business Warehouse, and various other systems).
Qualifications:
High school graduation required.
At least 2 years of experience in Accounting, Receivables or Customer Service. Less than two years of experience may be acceptable with a bachelor’s degree.
Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or business management.
Previous experience using SAP and advanced Excel skills are strongly preferred.
Ability to learn and work in office or remote dependent on departmental needs.