Job Description

Introduction

The Finance & Admin Business Analyst is essential to the ongoing profitable operations for one of the most globally recognized and respected companies in the world. By overseeing our financial activities, you will enable IBM to continue to bring to market ground-breaking innovations such as Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Solutions, Cloud Infrastructure, and Blockchain technologies, to name a few.



Your Role and Responsibilities

As Professional (Lead) - Order to Cash (O2C), you are responsible for processing Accounts Receivable - posting and balancing of daily cash applications, preparing journal entries, filing of records, general account reconciliations. You should be flexible to work in shifts. Responsibilities • Analysis of receivable accounts, investigation of entries, and pulling audit prep work.
• Involve in netting instructions, direct Debit run, rejection of Direct Debit and Oracle updating.
• Investigate unapplied payments, rectify and ensure proper allocation.
• Provide information relating to customer payments, refunds and other miscellaneous accounts receivables questions
• Ensure that client Service Level Agreements (SLA) and timelines are met



Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Commerce Graduate with minimum 6+ years of Experience in Order to Cash (O2C) basic accounting knowledge and understanding of various accounting principles.
• Experience in participating and collaborating in team meetings to gather/share information
• Ability to achieve individual and Business metrics
• Demonstrated experience in meeting all baseline and project goals for accuracy and timeliness.
• Hands-on expertise to increase cash application automation, increase touchless cash settlement, and reduce cash application complexity and instability across accounts assigned.
• Prior experience in monitoring customer account statuses and results regarding cash application against defined critical metrics, goals and objectives.
• Proven experience to build and utilize reports to analyze pertinent account information.
• Experience in collaboration and negotiation with customers, sales field, and finance functions to achieve improvements.
• Working knowledge to identify and implement action plans and process improvements with mentorship.



Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Proficient in MS office applications and any ERP software as end user
• Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals.
• Ability to work under tight timelines and have been part of change management initiatives.
• Proven interpersonal skills while contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Enhance technical skills by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications etc.



About Business UnitIBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.

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