Financial Analyst, Revenue Accounting

Abercrombie & Fitch - Columbus, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Columbus, OH

5,001-10,000 employees

Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers

About the position

This job is located at our Global Home Office in Columbus, Ohio. As a Financial Analyst in Revenue Accounting, you will play a crucial role in supporting Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s Wholesale, Sell Off, Licensing, and Franchise revenue channels. Your primary responsibilities will include supervising and supporting a team of accounts receivable clerks, ensuring the prompt issuance of customer invoices, collecting and applying payments, and researching and resolving any invoice discrepancies that may arise. You will be responsible for creating journal entries and reconciling general ledger receivables, as well as tying out reported revenue to invoices and subsequent payments. In this role, you will also be tasked with controlling and preventing outstanding past due receivables while maintaining strong customer relationships and engagement. You will assist your manager with data analysis and reporting, including accurate dashboard aging reporting and financial metrics. It is essential to integrate yourself fully with business operations to provide maximum support and stay ahead of changing business demands, ensuring that Finance concerns and needs are addressed in proposed solutions. Additionally, you will assist in maintaining and modifying Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Accounts Receivable (AR) procedures and controls. Partnering with the PeopleSoft IT team will be necessary to adjust invoices to support individual customers' contract terms, including discounts, payment terms, and delivery. You will also support Treasury cash flow projections and similar requirements, leveraging technology and automation to drive operational efficiency and effectively manage working capital. Developing and maintaining efficient operational procedures that are applied consistently across the team will be a key focus, as will cultivating effective relationships with various internal teams, including Business Development, Information Technology (IT), and Treasury. You will provide excellent cross-functional support, troubleshoot issues, and maintain and communicate individual and team performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Support A&F Co.'s Wholesale, Sell Off, Licensing, and Franchise revenue channels.
• Supervise and support a team of accounts receivable clerks responsible for issuing customer invoices, collecting payments, and resolving discrepancies.
• Create journal entries and reconcile general ledger receivables.
• Tie out reported revenue to invoices and subsequent payments.
• Control and prevent outstanding past due receivables while maintaining customer relationships.
• Assist manager with data analysis and reporting, including dashboard aging reporting and financial metrics.
• Integrate with business operations to provide maximum support and address Finance concerns.
• Maintain and modify Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Accounts Receivable procedures and controls.
• Partner with PeopleSoft IT team to adjust invoices for customer contract terms.
• Support Treasury cash flow projections and similar requirements.
• Leverage technology and automation to drive operational efficiency and manage working capital.
• Develop and maintain efficient operational procedures across the team.
• Cultivate effective relationships with internal teams, including Business Development, IT, and Treasury.
• Provide cross-functional support and troubleshoot issues.
• Maintain and communicate individual and team performance standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related experience.
• Strong data mining skills, with experience in Peoplesoft, Hyperion, Excel, or ABI.
• Ability to reconcile large volumes of data using Excel and/or third-party reconciliation software.
• Full understanding of basic accounting principles, including revenue recognition and expense matching.
• Experience with financial management systems, particularly PeopleSoft.
• Ability to recruit, develop, and maintain an effective team.
• Experience in building strong internal and external business partner relationships with strong communication skills.
• High attention to detail and organizational skills with a focus on operational efficiency.
• Ability to thrive in stressful situations and maintain calm under pressure.
• Comfort in working with large volumes of data (invoices) and adapting to a growing business segment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with PeopleSoft preferred, but not required.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred, but not required.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Adoption assistance
• Caregiver leave
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Incentive bonus program
• Annual companywide review process
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Associate assistance program
• Paid parental and adoption leave
• Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot
• Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Mobile Stipend
• Paid time off & one paid volunteer day per year
• Work from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are 'work from anywhere' days)
• Seven associate wellness half days per year
• Onsite fitness center
• Merchandise discount on all of our brands
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups