Accounts Receivable Analyst
hace 1 día
Louisville
Job Description Join a global restaurant leader where iconic brands, operational excellence, and financial discipline come together to support thousands of franchisees across the country. This opportunity sits within YUM! Brands’ Franchise Finance / Cash Applications team, supporting accurate sales reporting, payment processing, and franchisee account reconciliation in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. As a Accounts Receivable Analyst (Contract), you will play a key role in ensuring timely and accurate application of franchisee payments, bank activity reconciliation, and resolution of account discrepancies while partnering closely with internal teams, franchisees, and banking institutions. W2 candidates only Location: Remote – Must be local to Louisville, KY (occasional onsite team meetings required) Duration: 3-month contract to start Compensation: $21/hour (W2) Schedule: Monday–Friday, standard business hours Why This Role This is a detail-driven finance operations role supporting franchisee payment processing and sales reporting for a high-profile, publicly traded organization. You’ll gain exposure to franchise accounting, cash applications, bank reconciliations, audit support, and process improvement initiatives—including automation and robotics initiatives. The team is collaborative and deadline-oriented, making this role ideal for someone with an accounting, AR, or finance operations background who thrives in structured, process-focused environments. What You’ll Do • Monitor daily bank lockbox activity and ensure accurate sales reporting is loaded into Krise with proper payment application in JD Edwards, • Assist franchisees with sales corrections and ensure updates are reflected accurately in the system, • Respond to Brand and franchisee inquiries, performing research and resolving account discrepancies, • Create one-off fee invoices, credit memos, royalty rate changes, write-offs, and franchisee refund requests, • Prepare daily bank deposit and tracking logs, • Download and reconcile daily banking activity from U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo against JD Edwards postings, • Process returned payments by voiding original deposits in JD Edwards, • Manually enter ACH/Wire deposits and assist with applying payments to open receivables, • Monitor and research unapplied cash deposits, collaborating with franchisees and internal partners to resolve, • Prepare period-end unapplied cash reporting and reassess throughout the period for proper application, • Support internal/external audit requests, SOX peer reviews, and special projects, • Identify process improvement opportunities and collaborate with leadership and IT to enhance system efficiency Top Required Skills & Experience • Accounts Receivable, Cash Applications, or Finance Operations experience, • Experience with bank reconciliations and payment processing, • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage high-volume transactions, • Experience working with ERP systems (JD Edwards preferred), • Strong Excel skills (data comparison, tracking, reconciliation), • Ability to research discrepancies and communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders, • Comfortable working independently in a remote environment Minimum Qualifications • 1–3 years of experience in Accounting, AR, Cash Applications, or Finance Operations, • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office, • Ability to work remote while remaining local to Louisville, KY, • Strong analytical and organizational skills, • Dependable and deadline-driven Preferred Qualifications • Experience in franchise, retail, or multi-unit environments, • Exposure to SOX compliance or audit processes, • Experience working with banking portals (ACH, Wire, lockbox activity), • Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (preferred but not required)