This Senior Accountant role offers the opportunity to take ownership of complex AR processes, from invoicing to collections, for a diverse portfolio of industrial customers while driving process improvements and supporting a rapidly growing manufacturing business. You'll leverage your GAAP expertise, attention to detail, and analytical skills to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and operational excellence in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
The Senior Accountant will manage all aspects of customer Accounts Receivable, including invoicing, cash receipts, collections, and reconciliations, while supporting other accounting functions, projects, and process improvements. This role oversees approximately 100 industrial accounts with complex, milestone-based billing and plays a key part in our client's rapid growth, requiring strong GAAP knowledge, contract revenue recognition expertise, and exceptional attention to detail.
Worksite Location: This role is located in the Northwest Suburbs of the Twin Cities, MN.
Salary: $85k - $105k/yr. base salary
Benefits: Comprehensive benefit offerings to include medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, accident insurance, and 401k with company match.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Manage Accounts Receivable invoicing, communication, and collections with minimal oversight
- Establish effective communication with customers and follow any customer-required invoice submission processes to ensure timely cash generation
- Apply cash receipts, resolve payment discrepancies, and maintain customer account accuracy
- Complete daily cash reporting and weekly cash reconciliations; support cash flow forecasting
- Perform proactive collections calls and follow-ups to ensure timely payments, partner with Sales and Project Management to support collections issues
- Perform AR account reconciliations, aging analysis; analysis and recommendation of bad debt reserves
- Support month-end close processes and reporting, including journal entries and reconciliations
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy
- Support potential system upgrades and process automation initiatives
- Maintain confidentiality and security of customer financial data
Required Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of general accounting experience
- ERP experience required; Epicor experience preferred
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
About Versique:
Versique: /ver-seek/?adj. being both versatile and unique; n. a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions.
Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting?is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiters—seasoned professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections.
We believe people are more than just resumes—they are transformative, unlocking the potential for organizational growth and success.
Versique is proud to be award-winning, earning recognition on the?Inc. 5000?list of fastest-growing private companies and the?Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50?list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a?Star Tribune Top Workplace?and were named a?Best Place to Work?in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
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Versique is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.
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