Accounts Receivable Accountant

Fives; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) match

Paid vacation

Sick time

Holidays

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Training and development

Company social events

Job summary

North American Construction Services, Ltd. is hiring an Accounts Receivable Accountant to join our team in Pinson, AL. The role supports multiple construction projects with billing, invoicing, and AR duties.

You will collaborate with project managers and finance to ensure timely cash flow, accurate revenue recognition, and compliant billing practices in a construction-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of accounts receivable or accounting experience, preferably in construction or project-based businesses.
• Experience with progress billing and customer collections.
• Familiarity with lien waivers, change orders, and contractual billing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and process customer invoices per contract terms and milestones.
• Coordinate with Project Managers to ensure all work and billings are accurately invoiced.
• Maintain accurate AR aging, follow up on overdue invoices, and provide reports.
• Assist with project accounting, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Support internal controls and documentation for audits.

Skills

Sage Intacct

AIA G702/G703

Construction accounting

Accounts receivable

Collections

Billing

ERP systems

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Sage Construction Management

Job description

Position Summary

North American Construction Services, Ltd. is hiring an Accounts Receivable Accountant to join our team in Pinson, AL.

North American Construction Services (HQ: Pinson/Birmingham, AL) is a dynamic subsidiary of Fives North American Combustion (HQ: Cleveland) and the renowned Fives Group (HQ: Paris). With over five decades of pioneering contributions, we proudly execute innovative engineering, fabrication, and construction in the field of industrial thermal processes. From designing and constructing cutting-edge furnaces to providing retrofits and upgrades along with full lifecycle service and maintenance on vessels, ovens, launders, holders and other industrial equipment, we offer fully-integrated, turnkey solutions. At NACS, we fuse innovative energy and expertise to yield performance-enhancing results and advancements in thermal processes. Fueling our success is a firm belief in innovation through collaboration. At Fives, we are driven by a common calling, to prove that industry can do it! Join us as we work together to make industry an answer to technological, environmental, social, and economic challenges of our time and to make your career an adventure in shaping the future of industrial excellence.

Accounts Receivable & Customer Billing

• Prepare, review, and process customer invoices in accordance with contract terms, billing schedules, and project milestones.
• Coordinate with Project Managers to ensure all completed work, approved change orders, and billable costs are invoiced accurately and timely.
• Prepare progress billings, milestone invoices, and final invoices.
• Review customer contracts and purchase orders to ensure compliance with billing requirements.
• Maintain accurate customer accounts, including invoice balances, payments, credits, and adjustments.
• Ensure customer invoices are supported by required documentation, including lien waivers, payment applications, and other contractual requirements.
• Assist with month-end closing by ensuring all eligible revenue and billing activity is properly recorded.

Collections & Cash Flow Management

• Monitor accounts receivable aging and proactively follow up on outstanding invoices.
• Contact customers regarding overdue payments, disputed invoices, and outstanding balances.
• Work with Project Managers and Operations to resolve billing discrepancies and collection issues.
• Maintain detailed collection notes, payment commitments, and follow-up schedules.
• Prepare and distribute weekly accounts receivable aging and collections reports.
• Identify high-risk or significantly past-due accounts and elevate concerns to Finance leadership.
• Coordinate with management and Director of Finance when necessary to resolve delinquent accounts.
• Provide expected customer payment dates to assist Finance with cash flow forecasting.

Construction Project Accounting Support

• Maintain accurate billing records by project, customer, and contract.
• Monitor contract values, approved change orders, billings to date, and remaining amounts available to bill.
• Coordinate with Project Accounting to reconcile project billings and outstanding receivables.
• Assist with the review and reconciliation of overbillings and underbillings.
• Monitor unbilled receivables and work with Project Managers to ensure billing opportunities are not overlooked.
• Assist with project closeout, including final billing, collection, and resolution of outstanding balances.

Other Project Accounting Support

• Support Finance with project-level financial reporting.
• AFI – Additional Financial Information – Quarterly
• Cash Forecast – RMT - Monthly
• Concur – Expense Report Reconciliation - Monthly
• Sage – Bank Reconciliation - Monthly
• Cash Flow Statement – Monthly

Accounting Systems & Internal Controls

• Maintain accurate accounts receivable information in Sage Intacct and related construction management systems.
• Apply customer payments and reconcile cash receipts to outstanding invoices.
• Investigate and resolve unapplied cash, short payments, and customer account discrepancies.
• Reconcile accounts receivable subledger balances to the general ledger.
• Maintain organized electronic records of invoices, customer correspondence, and collection activities.
• Follow established accounting policies, approval procedures, and internal controls.
• Assist with financial audits by providing accounts receivable documentation and reconciliations.
• Identify opportunities to improve billing processes, collections, and reporting efficiency.

If this is you, come join us!

• Experience with Sage Intacct, Sage Construction Management, or similar construction accounting software.
• Familiarity with AIA billing forms, including G702 and G703.
• Knowledge of construction, lien waivers, change orders, and contractual billing requirements.
• Minimum 3 years of accounts receivable or accounting experience, preferably in construction, engineering, industrial contracting, or project-based businesses.
• Experience with progress billing, contract billing, and customer collections.
• Strong understanding of accounts receivable processes and basic accounting principles.
• Experience using accounting or ERP systems.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package featuring coverage for the majority of health insurance premiums, along with company-paid life insurance, short-term disability (STD), and long-term disability (LTD)
• 401(k): 6% match and immediate vesting
• Paid vacation, sick and volunteer time
• 12 paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and development
• Company social events
• … and more!

Why come to North American Construction Services?

We are visionaries, challengers, collaborators and relationship-builders. We are passionate and proud of our history, products and services. We take care of each other, our customers, and our communities simply because it is the right thing to do.

Collectively, we solve problems for companies around the world and offer the highest quality products and services to make our customers and our workforce successful. Our team is made up of motivated, intelligent and engaged creators who work hard, play hard, and are committed to minimizing the environmental impact of fossil fuels.

Industry can do it with you!

All offers of employment at North American Construction Services, Ltd. are contingent upon clear results of a background check and drug screen. Background checks and drug screens will be conducted on all final candidates in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.