Aston Carter - Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
posted 2 months ago
As an AP/AR Analyst at Aston Carter, you will play a crucial role in managing negative accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) transactions. This position is designed for individuals looking to enhance their analytical skills while ensuring accurate payments and invoicing. You will collaborate closely with various business units to understand customer and supplier cycles, performing detailed account analysis and reconciliations to maintain financial accuracy and integrity. Your responsibilities will include serving as support for negative AP and AR functions across all business units, which involves invoicing suppliers and processing payments to customers. You will provide essential support to the AP and AR teams by conducting thorough customer and vendor account analyses, researching transactions, and reconciling entries as needed. Additionally, you will be responsible for processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices, statements, and counterparty sub-ledger entries, identifying discrepancies and facilitating their resolution. Maintaining accurate and current aging reports for both vendors and customers is a key aspect of this role. You will prepare and enter journal entries using financial software systems, ensuring comprehensive documentation for all transactions posted to ledgers and subledgers. Your work will involve cross-departmental collaboration to inform decision-making processes and facilitate positive relationships with both new and existing vendors and customers, addressing inquiries in a timely manner. You will also be tasked with creating weekly and monthly accounting reports and may serve as support in various other accounting functions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, reporting, and special projects as needed. This position is a contract role with a duration of 6+ months, requiring a hybrid work schedule with two days on-site in Parsippany, New Jersey, and three days remote.