Billing and Accounts Receivable Specialist

UASI•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

UASI is seeking a highly analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive Billing and Accounts Receivable Specialist to join its accounting team. The role is responsible for producing, managing, and analyzing complex client billings across multiple business units and revenue streams; monitoring and collecting outstanding receivables; and supporting revenue and cost of sales analysis during each financial period close. The specialist will also support accounting analyses and initiatives, improve processes and reporting, and work with internal teams and clients to resolve billing and collection issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
At least 3 years of experience in accounting, revenue accounting, billing, accounts receivable, financial analysis, or a related field.
Strong understanding of accounting principles and the relationship between billing, revenue, accounts receivable, and cost of sales.
Advanced Excel skills, including creating and using macros, pivot tables, and V-XLookups; ability to work with large and complex datasets, create sophisticated formulas, build reporting tools, and efficiently manipulate and analyze data.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Ability to identify process inefficiencies and develop practical solutions.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and cross-functionally, take ownership, and proactively follow issues through to resolution.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Microsoft D365 ERP.

Responsibilities

Manage complex client billing processes across multiple business units and service offerings to deliver accurate and timely invoices.
Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, variances, and exceptions.
Support month-end close activities related to revenue, billing, accounts receivable, and cost of sales, including investigating discrepancies between forecast and actual results.
Identify delinquent or at-risk accounts and work with internal teams and clients to resolve outstanding issues and collect payment.
Analyze causes of collection delays, including billing errors, contractual issues, disputes, and operational matters, and drive resolution and prevention of recurring errors.
Develop and maintain reporting and metrics to provide visibility into collections performance and cash flow.
Partner with client-facing teams and management to escalate and resolve significant collection issues.
Evaluate accounting, billing, and reporting processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
Use advanced Excel functionality, Power BI, data queries, and other tools to improve data management, transactional efficiency, and reporting.
Document processes and develop standardized procedures and controls.
Identify problems and implement practical solutions to inefficient processes.
Assist with account reconciliations, journal entries, financial reporting, and other accounting analyses as needed.
Support special projects, system implementations, process changes, and other initiatives.