Accounting Manager- AR and Collections

Peraton

90d • $80,000 - $128,000

About The Position

Peraton has an opening for a Manager of the Accounts Receivable and Collections team with responsibilities as follows: Manage Customer Accounts Receivable Collections, monitor customer invoices to ensure collection within payment terms, work with internal stakeholders and customers to document invoice payment status and escalate if invoices will not be paid by the due date, manage staff and workload of 6 team members, assist staff and stakeholders in resolving questions associated with open invoices, monitor unapplied customer payments and ensure application against paid invoices, ensure internal/external audit and SOX compliance, executive level reporting and analysis to maximize cashflow, strong knowledge of Billed and Unbilled AR, Accounting Reserves and Bad Debt write-offs, DSO knowledge including report out and how to improve DSO, oversee customer payments by bank account and redirect payments to new bank accounts, understanding of Bank interface with corporate systems including ACH, pay.gov and check payments, interpret bank statements and understand adjustments, credits, interest payments, discounts, EDI detail, proven track record in streamlining and implementing AR process improvements, daily interaction with staff that works remotely ensuring all daily deliverables are completed, enhance metrics reporting for internal stakeholders pertaining to collections, past due receivables, cashflow, cash application, establish and maintain detailed desktop procedures of AR processes, actively participate in month and year end close activities, work with Accounts Payable team in processing credits and refunds, work with Treasury team in support of AR reporting and corporate activities, work with Tax team on inquiries and resolution, journal entry processing, work independently with limited supervision to manage the team and daily deliverables, annual performance reviews given to team members, continued training to ensure knowledge and skill set growth, special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with a concentration in Finance/Accounting/Business
• 10 plus years of Finance/Accounting/Business experience
• 10 plus years leadership experience with a staff of 6+
• Government customer contracts experience
• 10 plus years of Accounts Receivable Collections and Cash Application experience
• Management and Executive reporting
• Deltek Costpoint working knowledge
• Customer Invoice Portal experience (WAWF, IPP, GSA, etc.)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong follow-thru skills
• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word, Powerpoint
• Knowledge of COGNOS reporting system
• US Citizenship is required

Responsibilities

• Manage Customer Accounts Receivable Collections
• Monitor customer invoices to ensure collection within payment terms
• Work with internal stakeholders and customers to document invoice payment status and escalate if invoices will not be paid by the due date
• Manage staff and workload of 6 team members
• Assist staff and stakeholders in resolving questions associated with open invoices
• Monitor unapplied customer payments and ensure application against paid invoices
• Ensure internal/external audit and SOX compliance
• Executive level reporting and analysis to maximize cashflow
• Strong knowledge of Billed and Unbilled AR, Accounting Reserves and Bad Debt write-offs
• DSO knowledge including report out and how to improve DSO
• Oversee customer payments by bank account and redirect payments to new bank accounts
• Understanding of Bank interface with corporate systems including ACH, pay.gov and check payments
• Interpret bank statements and understand adjustments, credits, interest payments, discounts, EDI detail
• Proven track record in streamlining and implementing AR process improvements
• Daily interaction with staff that works remotely ensuring all daily deliverables are completed
• Enhance metrics reporting for internal stakeholders pertaining to collections, past due receivables, cashflow, cash application
• Establish and maintain detailed desktop procedures of AR processes
• Actively participate in month and year end close activities
• Work with Accounts Payable team in processing credits and refunds
• Work with Treasury team in support of AR reporting and corporate activities
• Work with Tax team on inquiries and resolution
• Journal Entry processing
• Work independently with limited supervision to manage the team and daily deliverables
• Annual performance reviews given to team members
• Continued training to ensure knowledge and skill set growth
• Special projects as assigned

Benefits

• Salary range: $80,000 - $128,000
• Eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus in addition to base pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees