AR Analyst: Cash Flow & Collections Specialist

USA Compression Partners, LP; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Transfer is seeking an Accounts Receivable Analyst to analyze and manage customer receivables, including cash application, collections, and reporting. You will monitor aging trends, investigate discrepancies, and support month-end close while delivering actionable insights to improve cash flow and receivables performance.

The role collaborates with Sales, Operations, Accounting, Treasury, Tax, and Customer Service to resolve issues and optimize processes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Three or more years of Accounts Receivable, cash application, collections, billing, or financial analysis experience preferred.
• Experience analyzing customer accounts, aging, reconciliations, payment differences, and deductions.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fiori, Serrala, or a comparable ERP and cash application environment preferred.
• Experience with customer billing portals such as OpenInvoice, Ariba, or similar platforms is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer aging, open items, payment behavior, deductions, and past-due trends.
• Prepare and maintain AR aging, collections, unapplied cash, deduction, and performance reports.
• Monitor key receivables measures, including Days Sales Outstanding, aging concentrations, collection effectiveness, and unapplied cash.
• Identify material account risks, recurring issues, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Provide clear account commentary, status updates, and supporting analysis to management.
• Review bank, lockbox, ACH, wire, and check activity and apply receipts to the appropriate customer accounts and invoices.
• Research and resolve unapplied cash, short payments, overpayments, payment differences, and clearing issues.
• Perform customer account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies between customer records and AR subledger.
• Prepare supporting documentation for cash posting, adjustments, refunds, and account clearing.
• Coordinate with Treasury, customers, and internal stakeholders to obtain remittance details and resolve payment issues.
• Monitor assigned customer portfolios and conduct timely follow-up on overdue balances.
• Communicate with customers regarding invoice status, payment commitments, disputes, and account discrepancies.
• Document collection activity, customer contacts, commitments, and escalation status.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Customer Service, and management to resolve issues delaying payment.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Cash Application

Collections

Account Reconciliation

Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP Fiori

Serrala

OpenInvoice/Ariba portals

Job description

Energy Transfer is seeking an Accounts Receivable Analyst to analyze and manage customer receivables, including cash application, collections, and reporting. You will monitor aging trends, investigate discrepancies, and support month-end close while delivering actionable insights to improve cash flow and receivables performance.

The role collaborates with Sales, Operations, Accounting, Treasury, Tax, and Customer Service to resolve issues and optimize processes in a fast-paced environment.