Sr Accounts Receivable & Collections Analyst, SRS

Sr Accounts Receivable & Collections Analyst, SRS

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer-focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships. All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity.

Azenta Life Sciences is a global leader in the life sciences space with offices and operations worldwide. We are a market leader in automated bio sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally. Within Azenta, the Sample Repository Services (SRS) business provides industry-leading biobanking, sample storage, logistics, laboratory services, and specimen management solutions that help customers safeguard and maximize the value of their critical biological materials.

How You'll Add Value:

The Senior Accounts Receivable & Collections Analyst will improve cash collection and help transform the SRS collections function. This experienced individual contributor will own a customer portfolio, resolve complex past-due balances, and build more effective processes for prioritizing accounts, managing disputes, forecasting receipts, and reporting results. Working with Finance, Billing, Commercial, Project Management and Operations, you will identify why invoices go unpaid and drive corrective action. Success requires hands-on collections expertise, sound judgment, and demonstrated experience turning recurring problems into lasting process improvements.

What You'll Do:

Collections and Customer Account Ownership

• Own collection activity for an assigned business-to-business customer portfolio; prioritize accounts by aging, balance, risk, and payment history to improve cash flow and reduce overdue receivables
• Engage customer accounts payable, procurement, and business contacts to resolve payment barriers, secure commitments, and follow through on promised payments while maintaining productive relationships
• Reconcile customer accounts and investigate short payments, deductions, unapplied cash, and invoice discrepancies with Billing and Cash Application; document actions, owners, and next steps
• Escalate payment risk and unresolved balances promptly; recommend payment arrangements, credit reviews, or other action within established policies and approval requirements

Dispute Resolution and Business Partnership

• Lead resolution of complex disputes involving purchase orders, pricing, service documentation, customer portals, or billing accuracy; coordinate internal owners and drive timely closure.
• Identify recurring causes of late payment and partner with Commercial, Project Management, Billing, and Operations to prevent repeat issues and improve the customer experience.

Process Improvement and Financial Transformation

• Assess current collections practices and implement consistent account segmentation, outreach cadences, escalation paths, dispute tracking, and standard operating procedures
• Champion Azenta's Lean culture through root cause analysis and practical improvements that reduce manual work, rework, and time to collect
• Partner with Finance Systems and IT to improve ERP data, reporting, and collections workflows; support requirements definition, testing, and adoption of automation and system changes
• Share expertise and coach colleagues on complex accounts and effective collections practices; lead improvement projects through influence and follow-through

Cash Forecasting Reporting and Controls

• Prepare portfolio-level cash collection forecasts based on open invoices, customer commitments, and dispute status; explain actual receipts versus forecast
• Build actionable reporting on overdue balances, aging migration, days sales outstanding, promise-to-pay performance, and dispute resolution time; distinguish cash recovery from credits and write-offs
• Present key risks, collection opportunities, and actions to Finance leadership; measure whether process changes deliver sustained improvements
• Maintain accurate account records and supporting documentation; provide collectability insights to Accounting and support close and audit requests while following approval and control requirements

What You'll Bring:

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in business-to-business collections, accounts receivable, or credit and collections, including direct ownership of complex customer portfolios
• Demonstrated success improving collections processes, with measurable results such as lower past-due balances, faster dispute resolution, improved cash forecasting, or reduced manual effort
• Strong understanding of the invoice-to-cash process, including billing, payment terms, account reconciliation, deductions, dispute management, and cash application
• Experience using an enterprise ERP or receivables platform; advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and analysis of large account-level datasets
• Strong customer communication, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills; ability to influence internal partners and independently manage competing priorities
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle ERP and reporting or automation tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Excel Power Query
• Experience in life sciences, healthcare, or another complex business-to-business services environment with recurring and project-based billing
• Experience improving a decentralized or shared-services collections function, implementing financial systems, or applying Lean or other structured improvement methods

Join us and help enable life-changing discoveries by keeping critical life science systems running reliablyevery day.

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*This position is currently not eligible for any employment sponsorship.*

Azenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

United States Base Compensation: $66,000.00 - $83,000.00

The posted pay range for this position is an estimate based on current market data and internal pay structure. Final compensation may vary above or below this range depending on factors such as experience, education (including licensure and certifications), qualifications, performance, and geographic location, among other relevant business or organizational needs.