Remote Accounting Specialist

Accounts Receivable Specialist | Remote Put your accounting experience to work in a role where accuracy, ownership, and follow-through matter.

Were 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.

What Youll Be Doing

In this role, youll 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.

What Were Looking For

An ideal candidate will bring:

+ 3 to 5 years of accounting or accounts receivable experience

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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

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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

Education

+ Bachelors degree in Accounting preferred

+ Candidates with a high school diploma or equivalent and strong, relevant accounting/AR experience may also be considered

Additional Experience That Will Help You Stand Out

+ 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

Work Environment

This is a remote position working in a computerized…