Accounts Receivable & Financial Analyst

Job summary

Manage the accounts receivable cycle, including invoicing, payment application, collections, aging updates, and resolution of customer deductions and disputes. Support month-end close and prepare financial analyses, while also reviewing inventory aging, variances, and potential write-down risks.

Job details

Position Summary Compass Food Sales is seeking an Accounts Receivable & Finance Analyst to own the day-to-day AR cycle in a high-volume retail environment. The role focuses on customer invoicing, cash application, collections, EDI/customer portals, deduction resolution, aging analysis, and month-end support, with additional exposure to sales and financial analysis. Key Responsibilities Accounts Receivable & Collections Review bank activity for customer receipts, record and apply payments, match remittances, and investigate unapplied or unidentified cash. Own the AR aging process by reviewing overdue balances, following up with customers, maintaining collection notes, identifying issues, and providing weekly aging updates to the Financial Controller. Investigate and resolve customer deductions, short payments, chargebacks, pricing differences, shortages, freight/delivery claims, promotions, returns, and other disputes. Use SPS Commerce and retailer/customer portals to research deductions, retrieve remittance details, submit disputes, and track claims through resolution. Month-End & Financial Analysis Support the month-end AR close, including AR aging, subledger reconciliation, cut-off support, unapplied cash review, and preparation of schedules for management, banking, and audit purposes. Prepare basic AR, sales, deduction, working capital, and trend analyses, with opportunities to support additional financial analysis as the role develops. Support inventory analysis by reviewing inventory aging and slow-moving stock, investigating month-end inventory variances, reconciling inventory reports to accounting records, and highlighting unusual movements or potential write-down risks. Invoicing & Operational Support Provide backup support for customer invoicing during vacation, absences, or other business needs, while following established internal controls. Required Experience 2–4 years of experience in accounts receivable, collections, cash application, deduction management, or related accounting functions. Hands-on experience with EDI, SPS Commerce or similar platforms, and major retailer/customer portals. Experience investigating deductions and chargebacks, and reconciling customer remittances and short payments. Strong Excel, reconciliation, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently investigate issues and follow them through to resolution. Experience in food, CPG, distribution, or major retail accounts is strongly preferred. QuickBooks Online and Power BI experience are considered assets. Strong attention to detail and ability to manage priorities in a high-volume environment.

What you’ll do

Manage the accounts receivable cycle, including invoicing, payment application, collections, aging updates, and resolution of customer deductions and disputes. Support month-end close and prepare financial analyses, while also reviewing inventory aging, variances, and potential write-down risks.

Requirements

Requires 2–4 years of experience in accounts receivable, collections, cash application, deduction management, or a related accounting function, along with hands-on experience using EDI platforms and retailer or customer portals. Candidates should have strong Excel, reconciliation, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills; food, CPG, distribution, or major retail experience is preferred.

Listed skills

• Collections · Preferred
• Power BI · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Accounts receivable · Preferred
• Quickbooks Online · Preferred
• Cash application · Preferred
• Month-End Close · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Accounts Receivable
• Collections
• Cash Application
• Customer Invoicing
• Deduction Management
• EDI Platforms
• SPS Commerce
• Customer Portals
• Remittance Reconciliation
• AR Aging Analysis
• Month-End Close
• Subledger Reconciliation
• Inventory Analysis
• Excel
• QuickBooks Online
• Power BI

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Data & Analytics
• Retail
• Food & Beverage

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