Accounts Receivable and Billing Manager

Centuri Group, Inc.•Naperville, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Manager, Accounts Receivable & Billing, you will manage the day-to-day financial activities of the department to ensure all billing and collections are completed accurately and timely to meet project, departmental and organizational goals. The ideal candidate will be detail and compliance oriented, highly self-motivated, an effective communicator, and experienced with process improvement and cash collection oversight.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or related field preferred; will consider an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
8 + years’ experience in operations within a construction, utility or similar industry preferred.
Strong ability in researching, planning, organization, coordination, prioritization and an ability to multi-task; strong analytical, problem-solving, and math skills; able to anticipate needs and respond appropriately. High attention to detail and accuracy; excellent time management skills.
Strong proficiency with MS Office products; especially with Excel. Experience with SAP is a plus.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate with all levels of the organization and a variety of external personnel in a professional way.
Self-starter who can work independently and within a team well; supportive approach to teamwork; high sense of urgency and ability to get things done well and on-time; consistently takes initiative; ability to develop and enhance processes and create efficiencies on a day-to-day basis. Able to handle all situations politely and professionally. Intuitive to understand changes and take appropriate action independently.
Entrepreneurial spirit, who is collaborative, trusting of others, has strong work ethic, and can work well independently or with others in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP is a plus.

Responsibilities

Creates, monitors and follows up on customer invoicing to ensure timely payment of outstanding balances.
Document and track any billing denials. Develop an action plan to address denied/returned billings and invoices.
Manages the data entry of billing information into the appropriate systems for management review, then submits for processing for complete and accurate billing: follow-up with AR team members on pending unbilled balances.
Ability to develop and implement new internal processes and procedures to ensure departmental/organizational success and streamline workflow.
Manage the day-to-day supervision, training, and development of the AR team.
Manage departmental responsibilities; provide backup support as required for departmental roles.
Enhance, develop, and maintain documentation of current AR department standard operating procedures. Update documented procedures in alignment with changes.
Ability to analyze trends impacting billed and unbilled balances and take appropriate action to realign staff and revise processes as needed.
Manage AR reporting and prepare weekly reports for Controller and Senior Accounting Manager with comprehensive notes.
Serve as the primary escalation point for billing disputes and delayed payments, using judgement to escalate issues to proper levels as needed both internally and externally.
Provide Senior Accounting Services Manager with requested information for both external and internal audits.
Analyzes data to ensure proper accounting procedures have been followed and implements corrective actions immediately to minimize risk to the company.
Monitors and achieves agreed upon AR aging metrics to ensure company meets annual financial goals.
Researches and resolves financial inquiries for the department in a timely manner.
Delivers excellent customer service in support of building a strong customer relationship that results in increased collections; strong knowledge of policies and procedures to accurately answer questions from internal and external customers.
The job criteria may include other duties, responsibilities and activities, which may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.