AR Specialist

Position Description: POSITION SUMMARY

The AR Specialist safely executes financial strategies and objectives across a project or location. Understands business line service and manages improvement of operational efficiency. Exceeds the service delivery of overall customer satisfaction based on established indicators. Ensures that all projects are following Company standard operating processes.
This individual is expected to foster a collaborative work environment. It is essential that this person has excellent judgment and discretion when interacting with others and in managing information. Ideal candidate is professional, organized, able to multitask, strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, and has strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Create, maintain, and update weekly and monthly forecast budgets, utilizing financial tracking software
Prepare various cost reports and maintain forecast accuracy
Enter, post, and report daily cash receipts with a high level of accuracy
Develops and improves operational efficiencies either directly or indirectly through project team
Reviews analyses of activities, costs, operations and forecast data to determine operational progress toward stated goals and objectives
Raise significant cash posting issues to management by reporting unpaid invoices to manager daily
Input data into various programs and prepare various cost and forecasting reports
Maintain scope change, contingency release, and change order
Maintain written and electronic project documentation and records for required aspects of the project
Analyze payments received from customer base and reconcile them with internal records
Document change order requests, project status, key issues, risks and resolution, priority changes and approvals
Validate daily, weekly, and monthly data sets
Monitor, analyze and report out on the projects forecasting performance, with weekly performance reports, utilizing the financial tracking tools
Ensure a high level of internal client satisfaction by building and maintaining internal relationships
Other duties as assigned

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Creative problem-solver, with the ability to think, plan, and execute on multiple projects autonomously and in an organized fashion, balancing the long-term and urgent needs of the team
Demonstrated ability to work calmly and collaboratively in fast-paced and ambiguous environments, maintaining good judgment and the ability to escalate appropriately
Must be able to perform in a high transaction volume environment
Must be highly organized, flexible, deadline and detail oriented
Must be a self-starter, able to produce with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships both internally and externally
When business critical issues arise, must be willing to work outside normal business hours.
Excellent writing, organizational, planning, and communication skills
Ability to identify, research, and resolve reconciliation issues such as cash misapplications and unidentified cash postings
High energy, team oriented, data driven, and results focused
Must be proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint and Adobe

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

BA/BS Degree
Billing experience

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

Advanced Degree
Experience working in a construction or related industry
Experience with Sage Accounting Software
Experience working with SiteTracker, or similar Salesforce variants

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