Billing Specialist

Rosendin•Sterling, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Billing Specialist is responsible for invoicing assigned accounts, assuring they are submitted timely, accurately, completely, and in accordance with established billing processes or procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or business-related field
Minimum 1 year of experience in a billing-related role in a construction setting
Experience with accounting/billing and Cost Plus Billing preferred
Can be a combination of education, training, and relevant experience
Demonstrate the ability to work closely with operations and other departments in finance as required
Apply and adapt quickly to new invoicing procedures
Attention to detail is necessary; strong analytical skills favored
Proficient in using a computer and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.); Oracle preferred
Prioritize and manage multiple tasks, changing priorities as necessary
Work under pressure and adapt to changing requirements with a positive attitude
Oral and written communication skills as required for the position
Self-motivated, proactive and an effective team player
Interact effectively and professionally with all levels of employees, both management and staff alike, vendors, clients, and others

Nice To Haves

Oracle preferred

Responsibilities

Researches and resolves invoices that are incomplete and unable to be billed.
Performs timely collection of payment for assigned accounts.
Prepare time & material billings for submission to customers.
Ensure that billing records are accurate and up to date.
Assist in achieving and maintaining corporate goals with respect to billing metrics.
Review data, report and identify issues.
Take necessary steps to communicate or resolve the issues with customers and operations teams.
Develop and maintain rapport with billing specialist counterparts at General Contractor or customer to ensure timely payment.
Collect lien releases as required and maintain an accurate and up-to-date log of jobs requiring releases.
Work with A/R Specialist and credit to facilitate collections.
Review billing status of ongoing projects to ensure month-end cutoff dates are met.
Generate and review various reports and reconciliation for the billing department.
Perform general clerical duties including copying, faxing, mailing, and filing.
Interface with project team to investigate and resolve issues to ensure jobs are billed accurately and within the appropriate time frames.