Regional Manager, Accounts Receivable & Billing

Centuri Group, Inc.•Manassas, VA

7d•Remote

About The Position

As the Regional 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. We welcome applicants located on the East Coast, specifically within the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. Our operations are supported by local offices in Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. This position is primarily remote, with occasional in-office presence expected for training, learning business operations, building relationships with operational teams, and engaging with employees.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field preferred; will consider an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
Experience: 5 + years’ experience in operations within a construction, utility or similar industry preferred.
Functional Skills: 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.
Technology Aptitude/Skills: Strong proficiency with MS Office products; especially with Excel. Construction management software skills preferred. Experience with SAP is a plus.
Language Skills: 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.
Leadership/Behaviors: 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.
Culture Match Behaviors: 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.

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, including employee and subcontractor time and assets utilized, then submits for processing for complete and accurate billing: follow-up with AR team members on work queues or 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 location Director, Controller, and Assistant Controller 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 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.