Accounts Receivable Analyst, FinOps AR

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 66,900 - 117,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking an Accounts Receivable Analyst in Arlington, VA. This role involves managing collections for strategic government customers, ensuring timely payments, and leveraging data for reporting and analysis. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years in finance or a related field, advanced Excel skills, and must hold a current TS/SCI security clearance. The position offers a competitive salary range between $66,900 and $117,100 along with numerous benefits including health insurance and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years providing financial analysis with a focus on collections.
• Expertise in Excel including pivot tables and macros.
• Currently holds an active TS/SCI government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own all collections tasks for government customers.
• Manage customer relationships and overdue balances.
• Analyze financial metrics and create reports.

Skills

Communication with Senior Government Officials

Financial Analysis

Data Management

Process Improvement

Customer Relationship Management

Education

3+ years in tax, finance or analytical field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Job description

Description

We are Amazon’s Finance Operations organization and responsible for Amazon’s strategic customers Payables and Receivables. We are responsible for making on‑time, accurate payments, billings and collections on behalf of North America Retail.

Role Overview

We are seeking an Accounts Receivable (AR) Analyst that will work directly with our strategic Government customers, upstream billing, sales and finance teams to coordinate on time collection of revenue. You will own the relationship with the customers and provide day‑to‑day support to enable timely payments.

Primary Scope

• Systemically intake, escape and triage customer payments (payables and billings), contacts, and issues and follow through to resolution, including executive‑level communication.
• Recognize escalation trends and identify underlying defects and root causes.
• Partner with and influence upstream and downstream teams.
• Meet or exceed monthly collections goals.
• Leverage data from numerous databases and internal tools (using Excel, SQL, or other data management systems) to perform reporting and analysis.
• Communicate directly with customers to resolve invoice and billing discrepancies and ensure timely and accurate payment.
• Work across US time zones as needed.

Security Clearance

This position requires the candidate to currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Single point of contact for all collections related tasks for AWS strategic Government customers.
• Understand the end‑to‑end relationship with the customers and proactively manage past‑due balances.
• Create statement of accounts, communication plans, SOPs for specific customer accounts.
• Report collections related key metrics on daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Create and share root cause analysis and write documents for dive‑deep sessions.
• Escalate to senior leadership key issues that could impact collections.
• Deliver on multiple data requests and participate in process improvement workshops.
• Manage highly ambiguous situations and communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders.

A Day in the Life

The AR Analyst is responsible to collect against a portfolio of strategic government accounts and meet or exceed monthly collections goals. Performance on collections is the top metric for success in this position. Analysts are also expected to recommend process improvements, write documents explaining the health of assigned accounts, and build Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training plans.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively with Senior Government Officials in a collections type role.
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes.
• 4+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel at an advanced level, including pivot tables, macros, index/match, vlookup, VBA, data links, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to use analytical tools to quantify work volume, drive prioritization, and support data‑driven decision making.
• Intermediate SQL skills for querying and analyzing data.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Accommodation Statement

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

Benefits

Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

Compensation

Base salary range: 66,900.00 - 117,100.00 USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

Location

USA, VA, Arlington