Accounts Receivable Accountant

Job Description

Infrastructure & Capital Projects – Accounts Receivable Accounting Assistant, ANS | Accenture

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Accenture. Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects is dedicated to developing and delivering critical infrastructure like factories, grids, transit systems, and public infrastructure that keeps communities moving. They aim to achieve this smarter, safer, and more sustainably, transforming how capital projects are planned, managed, and executed. This role as an Accounts Receivable Accounting Assistant is crucial for ensuring the financial integrity and efficiency of these large-scale projects, directly supporting the company’s mission to build the future, not just manage the past.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Pay: $40000–$50000 yearly
• Team: Accounts Receivable within Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, supporting multiple business units and regions.
• Mission: Ensure accurate and timely processing and reconciliation of cash receipts, and support the month-end close process for infrastructure and capital projects.
• Tech Stack: ERP system, Deltek Vision, Vantagepoint, Costpoint, Excel, database systems

What You’ll Actually Do
• Support & Coordinate: Orchestrate the Accounts Receivable month-end close process across various business units and geographical regions.
• System Management: Manage and maintain the ERP system to ensure all financial transactions are accurate, timely, and compliant with company policies.
• Cash Application & Reconciliation: Process and meticulously reconcile high volumes of cash receipts, ensuring precise posting and timely reconciliation in accordance with company guidelines and approval requirements.
• Audit & Controls: Prepare and maintain essential financial documentation for internal and external audits, actively contributing to a robust control environment for all cash receipts and disbursements.
• Process Improvement & Analysis: Identify opportunities for automation within AP/AR processes to minimize manual errors and enhance service levels, leveraging advanced Excel and ERP/database systems for comprehensive financial data analysis and management.

The Must-Haves
• Background: BS/BA in Accounting, Finance, Business, or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 2+ years of experience in an AP accounting role, with Accounts Receivable experience highly preferred.
• Skills: Strong ERP and accounting systems experience, strong Excel skills, excellent attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and reconciliation, strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills, ability to manage high-volume transactions and meet deadlines.
• Bonus: 2+ years of direct Accounts Receivable experience in addition to an AP background, experience with Deltek systems (including Vision, Vantagepoint, or Costpoint).