Senior Finance Operations Associate

Role Summary:
The Senior Associate, Finance Operations is responsible for overseeing day-to-day finance operations and ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial deliverables across Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Sales Audit, General Ledger, Fixed Assets, and Financial Reporting. The role provides functional oversight, reinforces internal controls, and acts as the primary point of escalation for operational issues within the finance operations scope.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Receivable (AR):

• Oversee billing, receipt application, collections activities, and monthly sales reporting.

• Monitor collection performance and prepare weekly Cash Holding Limit analysis.

• Review AR aging reports, account reconciliations, and resolve exception items in a timely manner.

Accounts Payable (AP):

• Supervise invoice processing and execution of payment runs in accordance with policy.

• Review vendor Statements of Account (SOA) and ensure timely reconciliation.

• Monitor GRNI aging and drive resolution of outstanding or reconciling items.

• Review daily system reconciliations between Retek and Oracle.

Sales Audit:

• Ensure timely processing of unposted or unreceived CSA files.

• Review and resolve untallied or uncaptured POS transactions and exceptions.

• Oversee cash completeness audits and validate audit results.

General Ledger (GL):

• Review balance sheet reconciliations to ensure completeness, accuracy, and proper documentation.

• Oversee daily bank reconciliations and follow up on reconciling items.

• Support month-end and non–month-end close activities, ensuring adherence to closing timelines.

Fixed Assets Management:

• Review updates to the Fixed Assets Register, including asset additions, transfers, and disposals.

• Ensure asset tagging, monitoring, and control procedures are consistently implemented.

Financial Reporting:

• Review P&L, KPI, SM, and other management and statutory reports prior to submission.

• Ensure reports are accurate, compliant, and submitted within internal and external deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in finance operations or shared services.

• Prior experience in a senior associate or supervisory capacity is preferred.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to review and interpret financial data.

• Effective communication and functional leadership capabilities.

• Proficient in ERP systems; experience with Oracle and similar platforms is an advantage.