Remote Accounting Specialist

Accounts Receivable Specialist | Remote

Put your accounting experience to work in a role where accuracy, ownership, and follow-through matter.

We're looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable Specialist to join a busy accounting team supporting a Power Services organization. If you enjoy working with numbers, keeping accounts organized, solving discrepancies, and making sure everything balances at month-end, this could be a great fit.

This is an initial 6-month contract opportunity with potential for extension and offers the ability to work remotely.

In this role, you'll have hands-on responsibility for accounts receivable while partnering closely with accountants and operational teams. Your responsibilities will include:

• Prepare and process project management and payroll invoices, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Create, enter, and maintain journal entries, including job cost, recurring, standard, accrued, and adjusting entries.
• Manage the monthly accounts receivable close for assigned jobs and departments.
• Prepare AR statements and assist with customer collections and payment follow-up.
• Reconcile AR aging reports to the general ledger and identify or resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare payroll funding requests and true-up calculations to ensure proper allocation.
• Handle accounting activity involving deferred revenue and revenue adjustments.
• Support general ledger account reconciliations and maintain assigned portions of the master reconciliation spreadsheet.
• Work closely with accounting team members to obtain documentation, clarify information, and resolve accounting issues.
• Assist with month-end, year-end, and interim audit activities, including documentation and reconciliations.
• Maintain organized accounting records and supporting documentation.
• Assist with special projects and additional AR or payroll invoicing needs.
• Build positive working relationships across accounting, operations, and other departments.
• Deliver accurate, timely work with a strong focus on getting it right the first time.

An ideal candidate will bring:

• 3 to 5 years of accounting or accounts receivable experience
• Experience with AR invoicing, collections, aging reports, and account reconciliation
• Experience preparing and posting journal entries
• Experience supporting month-end financial close
• Knowledge of job cost accounting and payroll-related invoicing
• Experience with D365 / Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP or a comparable ERP/accounting system
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Experience reconciling accounts and researching discrepancies
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Ability to stay organized while managing multiple accounting deadlines
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with accounting and operational teams in a remote environment
• Customer-service mindset when supporting internal and external stakeholders

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting preferred
• Candidates with a high school diploma or equivalent and strong, relevant accounting/AR experience may also be considered

• Experience preparing or analyzing accounts receivable statements and aging reports
• Customer collections and account management experience
• Familiarity with incentive fee structures
• Experience supporting year-end or interim audits
• Experience working in a project-based, job cost, construction, engineering, utilities, or services accounting environment
• Proven ability to work independently while meeting monthly accounting deadlines

This is a remote position working in a computerized accounting environment. You'll collaborate with accounting and operational teams virtually while working extensively in D365 ERP, Excel, and other Microsoft Office applications.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working independently from a professional home-office environment and handling financial information with a high level of accuracy and confidentiality.

If you're an experienced AR professional who enjoys reconciling accounts, solving discrepancies, managing invoicing, and keeping the numbers on track, we'd like to hear from you. Apply today to be considered for this remote Accounts Receivable Specialist opportunity.

Job Type &

Location:

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Issaquah, WA.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $25.00 -…