Title:  Sr. Analyst, Accounts Receivables - French Speaker

Job Description – Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant (French Speaker)

Position Summary

The Senior Accounts Receivable Accountant is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end accounts receivable function, ensuring timely and accurate billing, collection, and reporting of receivables. This role involves monitoring customer accounts, ensuring compliance with accounting standards (e.g., IFRS/GAAP), and supporting month-end closing activities. The Senior AR Accountant plays a key role in optimizing cash flow, minimizing credit risk, and maintaining strong customer relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Receivable Operations

• Oversee the invoicing process to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with contractual terms and company policies.
• Review, validate documentation & post sales invoices in accordance with period-end cut-off policies, and provide invoices copies as needed.
• Review and reconcile AR sub-ledger to the general ledger.
• Manage unapplied cash, credit notes, and deductions in a timely manner.
• Support intercompany receivables and reconciliations (if applicable).

• Prepare monthly customer account statement reconciliations: analyze and compare company receivables to customers’ trial balance or statement.
• Process remittances per instructions to determine proper application, including accurately identifying customer deduction categories and notifying management when questions arise.
• Reconcile deposits posted against daily bank statements provided.
• Calculate and record gross-to-net sales accruals and provisions.

Reporting & Compliance

• Support month-end and year-end closing activities, including accruals and reconciliations.

• Create or maintain reports to assist management with open A/R, customer master or credit information and cash analysis trends.
• Assist when needed in obtaining documentation for auditor selections.

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting standards, tax requirements, and company policies.
• Prepare monthly AR ageing reports and provide variance analysis.
• Prepare monthly AR sales reports

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• 2- 4 years of experience in accounts receivable, collections or similar area.
• Advanced Excel skills (including formulas, VLOOKUPs and Pivot tables).
• Detailed oriented, organized, ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with many individuals and work independently.
• Proficiency of basic accounting principles, including debits and credits, billing, and claims processing.
• Pharmaceutical experience a plus.
• SAP experience a plus.