AR Analyst

About the role

Averda, a global provider of integrated waste management and environmental services, is looking for an AR Analyst. The role covers the accurate and timely processing, allocation, reconciliation and control of customer accounts, operating within the AR control framework with independent review by the AR Lead.

Key responsibilities

• Post approved invoices and credit notes on the same day, validating customer, contract, quantity, rate, VAT, currency, due date, approval and delivery evidence, and post accurately to the AR sub-ledger and General Ledger.
• Allocate customer receipts to the correct account and invoices within 24 hours, complete the daily cash proof and investigate unallocated or unidentified cash.
• Prepare weekly ageing reports by market, entity and currency, reconcile balances to the GL, identify overdue, disputed, credit and unusual balances, and support collection activities.
• Complete material customer reconciliations by WD5 and AR sub-ledger to GL schedules by WD7, with clear explanations, evidence, owners, actions and resolution dates.
• Record disputes, deductions and short payments within 24 hours, and process credit notes or manual AR journals only after review and delegation-of-authority approval.
• Support month-end close, including cut-off, subsequent-receipt testing, ageing validation, old-balance investigations, ECL support and the month-end evidence file.
• Ensure compliance with AR controls and segregation of duties, escalate unresolved control breaches and keep complete supporting records.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in accounts receivable, credit control, shared services or financial accounting, preferably in a multi-entity or multi-country environment.
• Fluent English; Arabic and/or French is advantageous.

Required skills

• Practical knowledge of invoicing, cash allocation, ageing, reconciliations, dispute management, month-end close and audit support.
• Understanding of accounting controls, segregation of duties, VAT treatment and IFRS 9 expected credit loss support.
• Advanced Excel and working knowledge of an ERP receivables module; Oracle or SAP experience is advantageous.