Accountant - Accounts Receivable
Listed on 2026-07-23
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Accounting
Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable/ Collections, Accounting Manager, Financial Analyst -
Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable/ Collections, Accounting Manager, Financial Analyst
About This Role
Responsible for the Accounts Receivable monthly close, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and balance sheet and P&L variance analysis to ensure accurate and timely financial presentation. Provides analytical support and coordinates cross-functional projects and initiatives, monitors and resolves SAP billing exceptions, assists with the annual P&I/patronage dividend process, responds to management and retailer inquiries, and develops, reviews, and streamlines related policies and procedures.
What You’ll Do
- Perform the monthly close process across key A/R areas (retailer loans, retailer incentive programs, bad debt reserves, equity, and patronage), including preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis, and audit schedules; respond to management inquiries
- Prepare and periodically distribute monthly department deliverables (e.g., Store Count Report, Bad Debt Expense Summary, and Accounts Receivable Monthly Board Report); perform ad hoc analytics and develop new reporting as needed
- Support the annual P&I/patronage dividend process, including coordinating timely cash and stock payments; provide patronage rebate estimates to retailers and assist with forecasting impacts to balance sheet and cash flow, partnering with IT on calculation/system updates
- Review the Daily Billing Threshold Report to ensure billings over established thresholds are accurate; partner with the appropriate departments to correct any issues identified
- Monitor and clear SAP billing exceptions, including the billing due list (VKDFS table) and invoices not passed to accounting (VFX3), ensuring timely posting to customer and general ledger accounts
- Serve as a back-up for the loan review process by reviewing loan funding requests, verifying documentation and approvals, and ensuring proper execution
- Clear lockbox and A/R Clearing accounts daily to ensure accurate cash application and timely reconciliation
- Prepare year-end A/R footnote support and respond to audit requests as needed
Who You Are
You are a detail-oriented accounting professional with strong Accounts Receivable and month-end close experience. You’re comfortable preparing journal entries and reconciliations, explaining balance sheet and P&L variances, and producing accurate recurring reports. You communicate clearly with cross-functional partners, including IT, to troubleshoot SAP billing exceptions and improve processes. You manage competing deadlines well and bring a continuous-improvement mindset to high-volume, deadline-driven work.
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- 1–3 years of work experience in a corporate accounting capacity (Accounts Receivable experience preferred)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a strong understanding of accounting principles; ability to interpret financial data to identify operational issues or trends
- Self-motivated and detail oriented with the ability to handle multiple tasks within established deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Working knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts and processes (A/R, A/P, basic tax implications, and basic audit functions)
- Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Office, including advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and working proficiency in Microsoft Word
Preferred Skills
- Advanced Excel skills (e.g., pivots, v-Lookups, complex formulas) and experience building repeatable month-end reporting
- Experience troubleshooting SAP billing and posting issues (e.g., SD/FI integration, billing due list / invoices not passed to accounting)
- Experience supporting complex AR programs (e.g., loans, incentives, patronage/dividend calculations) and responding to internal or retailer inquiries
- Prior experience preparing audit schedules and year-end footnote support
- Demonstrated process improvement mindset (e.g., streamlining reconciliations, improving controls, or automating recurring tasks)
Compensation Details:
$66000 - $82600 per year
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