Niterra North America

We are seeking a skilled Accounts Receivable Analyst to join our finance team for this hybrid role. As an Accounts Receivable Analyst, you will collaborate closely with our billing department to generate accurate invoices and follow up on overdue payments. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of accounting principles, excellent communication skills, and the ability to analyze data effectively. If you are detail-oriented, proactive, and seek to grow your career with a leader in product design and manufacturing then we encourage you to apply! 

• Management of assigned portfolio of accounts across business units and distribution channels.
• Achieve past due and discrepancy resolution performance to support corporate goals.
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers to ensure timely payments and discrepancy resolution.
• Work closely with sales team to provide support on AR related issues.
• Initiate collection activity on past due items in a proactive and timely manner.
• Gain a thorough understanding of major customer’s Accounts Payable processes and systems.
• Reconciliation of customer payments to ensure accurate posting to Accounts Receivable.
• Work with NGK functional areas to identify opportunities to improve processes that effect AR.
• Responding to customer requests for copies of billing documents.
• Manual inputting of invoices to customer portals as required.
• Perform retro billing adjustments to correct customer pricing on existing invoices as necessary.
• Process Credit Card Payments.
• Act as back-up for other A/R analysts and Cash Application clerk as needed.
• Assist with special projects as required.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures including policies relating to IATF16949 and ISO14000.
• Overtime and/or travel as required.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Associate’s degree in accounting or finance preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years general business experience in credit and collections, preferably in the automotive industry.
• ERP experience (preferably SAP) in a medium to large company.
• Solid understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel including V-lookups and pivot tables.
• Able to organize and coordinate data from multiple sources using Excel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work in a team and interact with customers.
• Ability to work in a team environment to share best practices and cross train all team members.
• Proven ability to negotiate customer payment to resolution.
• Experience with both OEM and Aftermarket customer portal systems, preferred
• Strong analytical, problem solving and process improvement skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Detail oriented with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities and work in a fast paced environment.