Accounts Receivable Analyst

Job Description

Accounts Receivable (AR) Analyst, Corporate | Core-Mark International

The Tone:
This is a corporate role at Core-Mark International, a leading company dedicated to supporting America’s food distribution system by delivering essential goods. This position is a critical part of supporting the business’s current operations and planning for its future, aligning with Core-Mark’s emphasis on personal growth and development for all associates. As an Accounts Receivable Analyst, you will ensure the integrity of the accounting process by diligently monitoring invoices, accurately processing payments, and maintaining up-to-date financial records.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Pay: $27.5 hourly
• Mission: Play a critical part in supporting the business today and planning for its future by ensuring the integrity of the accounting process through accurate monitoring and reconciliation of customer accounts.
• Tech Stack: SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams

What You’ll Actually Do
• Inter-team Communication: Correspond with Sales, Credit, and Operations teams to address any pricing discrepancies, aging inaccuracies, or general delivery questions.
• Receivables Management: Monitor and manage all aspects of past-due receivables through a combination of direct outreach, email communication, or client web portal interactions, including reminding customers about upcoming or past due accounts.
• Account Reconciliation: Reconcile monthly customer open account balance statements and perform detailed account reconciliations to identify unpaid amounts, collaborating with Cash Applications to address mis-applied payments and remittances.
• Research & Resolution: Conduct heavy account research to identify and resolve account issues, customer disputes, overpayments, mis-applied payments, short pays, residual balances, and credit balances, ensuring unapplied cash is cleared to customer accounts.
• Reporting & Optimization: Contribute and provide weekly and monthly customer aging analytical reporting to the AR Manager on identified A/R issues, continually measuring and seeking ways to decrease daily sales outstanding (DSO).

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level; core domain knowledge in Accounts Receivable.
• Experience: 1-2 years of accounts receivable experience; 1-2 years of SAP or Oracle experience.
• Skills: Intermediate Excel skills, including knowledge of VLOOKUP, MATCH.INDEX, SUM, and CONCAT.
• Bonus: Intermediate PowerPoint proficiency.