Accounts Receivable Financial Analyst

DESCRIPTION

Job summary
Amazon’s Finance Operations department seeks a Financial Analyst to support Accounts Receivable for Brazil.

This person will be responsible for the following:
• Fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish
• Full cycle of accounts receivable past due balances, including: research, analysis and calling customers to perform collection activities.
• Reconciling AR account(s) to the general ledger
• Managing and resolving invoice discrepancies to ensure timely and accurate receivables.
• Managing internal and external Accounts receivable inquiries.
• Maintain Customer relationships by responding timely and accurately to both internal (company) and external (customer directly) questions and requests for information.
• Creating and implementing standard operating procedures and process workflows.
• Collaborating with the Global Finance Operations team and internal business partners in the US, CA, LATAM and new Geo launches.
• Timely publish report via weekly metrics and provide status updates on projects
• Participate in operational excellence activities
Analyze processes, recommend improvements for same and manage all internal controls on documents

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

5+ years of post-qualification experience in Shared Services Accounts Receivable or Collections working specifically with the indirect channel, namely Resellers, Distributors or other Partners.
. Business to business collections experience.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong Customer focus.
• A work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations.
• Proficient in Excel.
• Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills.
• Fully proficient in Spanish and English.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• CPA, CMA or equivalent with 2+ or more years of post-qualification experience in Shared Services, AR or Accounting.
• Proficiency in Oracle Financials ERP & Six Sigma methodologies
• Strong knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel or similar desktop applications
• Excellent in communication skills written/verbal, internal/external
• Has demonstrated ability to work/lead as a team
• Strong ability to take initiative and self-start when necessary
• Proven ability to develop new ideas and creative solutions
• Proven ability to work successfully in an ambiguous environment
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workload
• Portuguese fluency (desire but not required)
• Customer’s portal knowledge.