AR AP Staff Accountant

Allegheny County Airport Authority • Pittsburgh, PA

9d

About The Position

Let Your Career Take Flight! We're committed to being a global aviation leader driving innovation, regional growth and prosperity by investing in our employees, customers, airlines, and partners The ACAA’s AR/AP Staff Accountant will play a key role in leading the Workday ERP implementation for Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable, partnering with stakeholders to deliver modern, transformative solutions. This position introduces innovative capabilities and best practices to optimize financial processes and enhance operational efficiency. Here is how the AR/AP Staff Accountant will help: Lead Workday implementation for Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP), partnering with business stakeholders to design and deliver transformative solutions. Drive process optimization and automation, introducing innovative capabilities and best practices to modernize AR/AP workflows. Serve as subject matter expert for AR and AP functions, ensuring accurate configuration, testing, and validation during ERP implementation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, translating business requirements into system solutions that enhance efficiency and compliance. Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for AR/AP processes to support post-go-live operations and future enhancements. Provide training and guidance to finance teams, enabling adoption of new tools and processes introduced through ERP implementation. Ensure data integrity during migration, validating AR/AP transactions and balances for accuracy and completeness. Support daily AR/AP operations, troubleshooting issues, optimizing processes, and ensuring timely and accurate financial transactions. Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging Workday capabilities to enhance organizational finance support and scalability. Perform other related tasks as assigned or required. The successful candidate for the role of AR/AP Staff Accountant will demonstrate the following key competencies needed in our culture: Communication - Proactively conveys a clear, convincing, and timely message; Communicates effectively using two-way communication through strong verbal, written, and listening skills Strategic Thinking - Thinks “big picture”; Forward thinking and adept at seeing future outcomes and results; Commits to a course of action to accomplish individual, team, and organizational goals Team Builder - Recognizes the value of teamwork and being an effective contributor to the team that drives desired results Customer Centricity - Aware of customer needs and the prioritization of our customers both internal and external; Makes decisions with customer in mind; Builds strong customer relationships

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or Information Systems / Management Information Systems (MIS), or a related field.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in accounts receivable, accounts payable, or general accounting, including participation in ERP implementation or system integration projects.
• Experience with Workday or other modern ERP systems implementations (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, Oracle Fusion) required.
• Possess or obtain prior to employment a valid Pennsylvania Class C driver’s license. Note: license must be maintained throughout employment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead ERP-related initiatives for AR and AP, partnering with cross-functional teams to implement and optimize financial processes.
• Strong expertise in ERP systems (Workday preferred), including AR/AP configuration, testing, and process automation; proficiency in advanced Excel and familiarity with reporting tools (e.g., Power BI).
• Solid understanding of AR and AP workflows, with the ability to identify opportunities for efficiency and accuracy improvements.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, ensuring accurate data migration and effective resolution of post-go-live issues.
• Strong communication and documentation skills, enabling clear process documentation and effective training for finance teams.
• Experience in project coordination, including planning and tracking deliverables for AR/AP during ERP implementation.
• Ability to support Workday upgrades and enhancements, ensuring smooth adoption of new features and continuous process improvement.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to travel up to 5% as needed for project or operational support.

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday implementation for Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP), partnering with business stakeholders to design and deliver transformative solutions.
• Drive process optimization and automation, introducing innovative capabilities and best practices to modernize AR/AP workflows.
• Serve as subject matter expert for AR and AP functions, ensuring accurate configuration, testing, and validation during ERP implementation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, translating business requirements into system solutions that enhance efficiency and compliance.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for AR/AP processes to support post-go-live operations and future enhancements.
• Provide training and guidance to finance teams, enabling adoption of new tools and processes introduced through ERP implementation.
• Ensure data integrity during migration, validating AR/AP transactions and balances for accuracy and completeness.
• Support daily AR/AP operations, troubleshooting issues, optimizing processes, and ensuring timely and accurate financial transactions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging Workday capabilities to enhance organizational finance support and scalability.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned or required.

Benefits

• We offer two plan options for healthcare coverage from high-quality insurance carriers, as well as an ACAA-funded Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) that will help offset the cost of many medical expenses.
• ACAA employees pay almost $1,200 less per year in healthcare payroll contributions than the average employee in other companies, according to market surveys.
• When HRA funding is included, the health-plan deductibles paid by ACAA employees are about $1,200 lower on average than the costs paid by employees of other companies.
• ACAA does not require that employees meet a separate deductible for pharmacy expenses before prescription-drug coverage kicks in.
• ACAA’s dental plans (included with healthcare coverage) offer an option covering children’s orthodontia.
• Employees also can take advantage of a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to help pay for health care and dependent care expenses on a pre-tax basis.
• All eligible full-time ACAA employees participate in the Allegheny County Employees Pension Plan, a defined benefit plan that vests after 10 years of service.
• Employees also may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan, which allows them to contribute part of their pay on a pre-tax basis into long-term retirement investments.
• A robust Employee Assistance Program (including access to free counselling sessions, financial guidance, and care coordination), life insurance options, a wellness program, and eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program round out ACAA’s exemplary benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level