JR164 Accounts Receivable Junior Accountant

About the Role

Rycon Construction is seeking an Accounts Receivable Junior Accountant at their Pittsburgh office.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue project billings for assigned projects, including schedule of values, pay applications, and progress billings consistent with contract terms and owner requirements. Contract types will include time and material and lump sum contracts.
• Conduct meetings with project managers and team members to understand contract billing requirements and resolve billing issues.
• Post project billings and billing adjustments in the ERP system.
• Maintain organized project financial records including billing support, schedule of values worksheets, and lien waiver collection tracking.
• Prepare routine project financial reports and distribute to project management.
• Support project close-out activities including final billing, retention release, and archive of project financial records.
• Serve as a day-to-day point of contact with project management on assigned projects, providing responsive support on financial matters.
• Investigate and resolve payment discrepancies on customer accounts for assigned projects.
• Monitor customers’ account balances and follow up on past due amounts.
• Ensure all project billings are completed monthly prior to the close deadline.
• Perform reconciliations between ERP and construction management systems.
• Follow all project accounting procedures and control requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality of cost, billing, and other financial information.
• Escalate unusual transactions, exceptions, or suspected irregularities to the Corporate Accounts Receivable Supervisor.
• Support external audits by pulling requested documentation and providing transaction details for assigned projects.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy; ability to process transactions and prepare reports with minimal errors.
• Comfortable with data entry and desktop productivity tools.
• Basic understanding of accounting fundamentals.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage a queue of work under recurring monthly deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; team-oriented approach to coordination with field operations, project management, division operations, and other corporate departments.
• Working proficiency in Excel.
• Discretion and integrity in handling financial and operational information.
• Ability to learn construction systems (Sage, Procore) is a plus.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Accounting, Business, or a related field required.
• Construction industry experience is a plus.