AR & Credit Analyst: Optimize Cash Flow & Credit Risk

Edgewell Personal Care; Bogota (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Edgewell Personal Care is seeking an AR & Credit Analyst to support accounts receivable and credit operations in North America. You will manage customer portfolios, run reconciliations, support credit analysis, and help ensure on-time order release with internal controls.

The role partners with Sales, Customer Services and Finance to monitor open balances, address past-due items, and deliver reliable reporting in SAP and Excel. Prior AR experience and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Business Administration / Industrial engineering
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience in accounts receivable
• Highly proficient in SAP & Excel
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with business partners
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Strong analytical and problem-resolution skills
• Embodies Edgewell’s individual contributor competencies: Influence, Teamwork, Collaboration, Customer Focus, Achieving Results and Initiative
• Continuous improvement mindset with demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements to eliminate non-value-added work
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast‑paced and changing environment
• Excellent interpersonal relationships
• Commitment to service with both internal and external customers
• Teamwork

Responsibilities

• Execute collections activities for the assigned customer AR (customers or defined market).
• Perform periodic AR reconciliations of assigned accounts.
• Send customer account statements periodically and request customer statements for reconciliation.
• Identify payment delays, discrepancies, or deductions and generate alerts to Sales and AR & Credit leadership.
• Follow up on past‑due balances and support balance clarification efforts.
• Perform compensation (deductions vs. credit notes) to keep accounts current.
• Support Sales Team with visibility on open balances, deductions, and pending resolutions.
• Participate in periodic AR follow‑up meetings with the Sales team
• Support customer visits when requested by Sales or AR & Credit leadership
• Support credit analysis for new and existing customers in accordance with corporate policies.
• Prepare credit analysis inputs
• Maintain customer credit limits and payment terms as approved.
• Identify potential credit risks and elevate findings to the AR & Credit Lead.
• Support annual credit limit reviews by preparing analysis and documentation.
• Ensure all credit decisions are properly documented and filed in SAP
• Release sales orders in accordance with approved credit limits, aging status, and payment terms.
• Perform order releases multiple times per day to support commercial execution.
• Support credit line releases within authorized limits.
• Respond to credit‑related inquiries from Commercial Team or AR & Credit Leads.
• Prepare recurring AR and Credit operational reports (aging, balances, DSO support data).
• Support monthly AR & Credit reporting and committee preparation with data and analysis.
• Assist in the preparation of customer risk summaries and blocked customer listings.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date AR and credit data in SAP.
• Support monthly bad debt provision calculations by providing required data inputs

Job description

Edgewell Personal Care is seeking an AR & Credit Analyst to support accounts receivable and credit operations in North America. You will manage customer portfolios, run reconciliations, support credit analysis, and help ensure on-time order release with internal controls.

The role partners with Sales, Customer Services and Finance to monitor open balances, address past-due items, and deliver reliable reporting in SAP and Excel. Prior AR experience and strong communication are essential.