Staff Accountant-Accounts Receivable

Tallgrass•Lakewood, CO

17h•$62,400 - $93,600•Hybrid

About The Position

The Staff Accountant – Accounts Receivable performs a broad range of accounts receivable accounting activities of moderate complexity and scope in support of billing, payment application, reconciliations, reporting, month-end close, internal controls, and audit requirements. Under limited supervision, this position prepares, records, verifies, analyzes, and reports accounts receivable transactions; posts customer payments; maintains AR ledger accounts; supports customer billing; and ensures transactions are accurate, timely, properly supported, and compliant with company policies, contract terms, and internal control requirements. This role works cross-functionally with Accounting, Operations, Commercial, customers, transporters, and other stakeholders to resolve billing discrepancies, support process improvements, and ensure accurate financial reporting. This is a hybrid role with three days in office and two days working from home, based on business needs and company policy.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience required.
At least five years of related accounting, accounts receivable, billing, bookkeeping, finance, or comparable experience required.
Experience with accounts receivable reconciliations, payment application, billing review, customer account analysis, and month-end close support required.
Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers, if travel is required.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
Experience preparing accrual support, journal entry support, customer aging reports, variance analyses, financial reports, or audit schedules preferred.
Oil and gas, water, energy, transportation, or midstream industry experience preferred.
Experience with customer contracts, pricing terms, run tickets, meter readings, trucking tickets, or operational billing support preferred.
Strong Excel skills preferred, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, filtering, sorting, reconciliations, and large data set analysis.
Experience with ERP, accounting, ticketing, billing, or accounts receivable software preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare, record, verify, analyze, and report accounts receivable transactions, including customer invoices, billing adjustments, account activity, and payment application.
Post customer payments on a timely basis and ensure proper application to customer accounts with appropriate supporting documentation.
Prepare, review, and issue customer invoices in accordance with contract terms, pricing agreements, run tickets, meter readings, trucking tickets, and other approved billing support.
Review billing data and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, proper authorization, and compliance with contract and company requirements.
Research and resolve billing discrepancies, customer account issues, unapplied cash, and differences between billing systems, operational data, and accounting records.
Maintain and reconcile accounts receivable ledger accounts, customer balances, financial statement support, and related AR reports.
Support month-end close activities, including billing accruals, revenue cut-off review, account reconciliations, journal entry support, and close reporting.
Produce reports of accounts in arrears and prepare analyses of past-due balances, collections exposure, customer payment trends, and potential bad debt.
Prepare analyses and reconciliations of bill runs to identify errors, duplicate billing, irregularities, potential fraud, or unusual account activity.
Perform computations and analysis to support statistical records, revenue reporting, cost analyses, customer account reviews, and management reporting.
Develop, support, and evaluate accounts receivable policies, procedures, and process documentation to promote accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
Ensure external and internal controls, company policies, approval requirements, and accounting procedures are followed for billing, payment application, adjustments, reconciliations, and reporting.
Assist with internal and external audit requests by preparing schedules, reconciliations, invoice support, account documentation, and explanations of AR activity.
Identify process errors, control gaps, system limitations, and recurring billing issues; collaborate with internal teams to determine root causes and implement improvements.
Assist with implementation, testing, configuration, and integration of AR, ticketing, invoicing, and accounting systems.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, transporters, field personnel, operations teams, accounting personnel, and other internal stakeholders.
Communicate professionally with internal and external parties and respond to invoice, payment, and account balance inquiries with tact and accuracy.
Maintain confidentiality of company, customer, and financial information.
Maintain regular and dependable attendance and work non-traditional hours as needed to meet billing, close, audit, or reporting deadlines.
Perform other daily, weekly, monthly, or special project duties as assigned.

Benefits

Industry competitive pay
Health insurance package options that include Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
Infertility Coverage
Parental Leave
401(k) with up to a 6% match that vests immediately plus an employer discretionary contribution of up to 4%
Wellness Programs and Mental Health Resources
Employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
Vacation, sick days, paid caregiver leave, volunteer and bereavement paid time off
Identity theft protection
Annual discretionary bonus
Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
Company-paid holidays and floating holidays
Company vehicle (if applicable)
Employee discounts; vehicles, tires, cellular plans, and more
Networking and employee engagement events
Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests