Senior Revenue Reporting Analyst

**Role Purpose**:
The Revenue Reporting and Analytics Accountant (Mid-Level) plays a key role in driving accurate revenue reporting, effective debt and cash flow management, and strong financial controls across the organization. The role involves ownership of end-to-end AR processes, dispute resolution, and quarter-end reporting while providing analytical insights that support strategic decision-making and optimize working capital performance.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**1. Debt Collection and Cash Flow Optimization**
- Oversee and manage end-to-end debt collection activities, ensuring timely recovery and accurate allocation of payments.
- Lead analysis of cash flow trends, forecasting, and variance reporting to support management decision-making.
- Identify and implement process improvements to reduce Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and enhance liquidity.

**2. Control Procedures and Compliance**
- Maintain and strengthen internal control procedures over revenue recognition, billing accuracy, and collections.
- Ensure adherence to accounting standards (IFRS/GAAP) and internal audit requirements.
- Support external and internal audit processes by preparing reconciliations and documentation.

**3. Dispute Resolution and Credit Management**
- Lead investigations and resolution of complex customer billing disputes in coordination with Sales, Operations, and Legal teams.
- Assess customer creditworthiness and propose tailored credit solutions to mitigate risk.
- Monitor bad debt exposure and provide early warning indicators to management.

**4. Stakeholder Management**
- Serve as the primary finance contact for revenue-related inquiries across multiple business units.
- Partner with commercial, operations, and FP&A teams to align on revenue forecasts, dispute management, and reporting accuracy.
- Present insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders on cash flow and AR performance.

**5. AR/AP and Reporting Controls**
- Monitor and reconcile AR/AP ledgers, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Drive resolution of blocked and parked items through coordination with business partners and system owners.
- Support automation and process improvement initiatives to streamline AR/AP reporting.

**6. Revenue Reporting and Analytics**
- Prepare and analyze detailed monthly and quarterly revenue reports.
- Provide trend analysis, variance explanations, and KPI dashboards (e.g., DSO, cash conversion, dispute rate).
- Support management in interpreting data to drive process efficiency and revenue growth.

**7. Quarter-End and Pre-Clearance Activities**
- Lead quarter-end close tasks including reconciliations, journal entries, and revenue validation.
- Support pre-clearance review and sign-off processes, ensuring accuracy and completeness of reported figures.
- Partner with FP&A on variance analysis and revenue forecasting.

**Key Skills and Competencies**:

- Strong understanding of revenue accounting principles and working capital management.
- Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or equivalent) and advanced Excel/Power BI skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication abilities.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Process improvement mindset and ability to drive efficiency initiatives.

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (professional qualification or part-qualified accountant preferred - e.g., ACCA, CIMA, CPA).
- 3-5 years of experience in revenue accounting, AR/AP management, or financial reporting roles.
- Demonstrated experience managing collections, disputes, and quarter-end processes.
- Experience working with large data sets and developing management reporting dashboards desirable.

**Personal Attributes**:

- Proactive and commercially minded.
- High level of ownership and accountability.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders.
- Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and data integrity.
- Continuous improvement mindset, open to change and innovation.