Collections and Deductions Analyst

Account Receivable Specialist

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This role is responsible for researching and reconciling customer disputes, payments, credits, invoices, and contracts to reflect the proper status and balance of the customer's account receivable and ensure payment recovery on invalid short payments / claims. Disputes are researched utilizing SAP, customer and third-party websites and external and internal departments. Position handles significant high volumes which requires fast decision making and a self-starter requiring minimal supervision. Analyze historical customer payments and disputes to derive issues, trends and root cause analysis using multiple systems and customer supplied information.

Primary Responsibilities

• Monitor and track the daily analysis of customer disputed invoices / short-payments on a very high volume-based activity.
• Perform analysis of customer accounts based on the customer's purchases, payment history, credit worthiness, credit limit exposure and our business strategy.
• Track and evaluate past due A / R accounts to reduce the risk of credit exposure.
• Evaluate credit worthiness of accounts and determine proper account order hold or releases.
• Ability to research cash application matters on customer account.
• Evaluate aged items for bad debt write off and refund analysis.
• Perform offsetting adjustments to ensure customer account balances are properly stated.
• Contact customers to secure payment on overdue balances, issues resolution on open items.
• Provide guidance and support to Sales and Operations Managers, Logistics, Common carrier disputes, outside Distribution operations about the release of orders to accounts that have aged accounts receivable.
• Maintain a strong cross functional communication with Sales, Logistics, and Management regarding identified account risks, potential credit problems, disputes and customer comments. Identify and escalate as necessary.
• Provide monthly and ad-hoc reports and updates to key stakeholders.

Systems Responsibilities

Compliance

Financial Responsibilities

Education and Work Experience : Requires broad training in fields such as business administration, accountancy, generally obtained through completion of a four-year Bachelor's degree program.

Skills and Knowledge :

What Cencora Offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory. Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies : AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation