Accounts Receivable Business Analyst

Inviting applications for the role of Consultant, Accounts Receivable Analyst

In this role, A Senior Accounts Receivable Analyst manages customer invoicing, collections, and reconciliations to ensure timely cash flow and accurate financial reporting. They analyse payment trends, resolve discrepancies, and drive process improvements to strengthen working capital efficiency. A Senior Accounts Receivable Analyst manages customer invoicing, collections, and reconciliations to ensure timely cash flow and accurate financial reporting. They analyse payment trends, resolve discrepancies, and drive process improvements to strengthen working capital efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Analyses overdue invoices by identifying top customers and aging patterns.

• Evaluates the effectiveness of collection processes over time.

• Identifies accounts with potential risks and aligns early payment expectations with corporate targets.

• Tracks the average number of days it takes to collect payment after a sale.

• Monitors cash inflows and outflows to ensure liquidity and financial stability.

• Analyse AR data and provide regular reports on collections performance, customer payment trends, and aging.

• Develop and maintain dashboards and KPIs such as Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), overdue percentages, and bad debt ratios.

• Support cash flow forecasting through detailed analysis of expected customer payments.

• Perform root-cause analysis on overdue accounts and recommend strategies to improve collections.

• Identify high-risk customers and provide insights to strengthen credit risk management.

• Assist in automation initiatives for AR reporting and analytics.

• Provide actionable insights to management on working capital optimization and revenue assurance.