Accounts Receivable Specialist

Energy Excellence Group; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Excellence Group in Ames, IA is seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist who will own key financial processes, including accruals, budgeting, and variance analyses. The role focuses on maintaining accurate records and supporting strategic financial decisions.

The position requires comfort with general ledger tasks, cross-functional collaboration, and strong analytical skills. Compensation reflects a $97,000 to $142,000 annual range, with opportunities for mentorship and advancement

Qualifications

• Experience with accrual accounting and month-end close.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis skills.
• Solid understanding of GAAP and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records in accruals and recommend improvements.
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses.
• Ensure GAAP compliance and internal controls.

Skills

Accruals

Budgeting & Forecasting

GAAP compliance

Internal controls

General Ledger

Tools

ERP / GL system

Job description

Bring your fluency in Self-Motivation; Energy Excellence Group will hand you an Accounts Receivable Specialist mandate that actually moves the needle. This Ames opening trades 5 years and General Ledger for $97,000 - $142,000, then layers on the ownership most listings only hint at.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records in Accruals and recommend process improvements
• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses for Energy Excellence Group
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and IA tax regulations
• Reconcile the inventory ledger to a physical count without the drama
• Field the endlessly-iterating ad-hoc analysis the CFO needs before Monday
• Support due diligence and financial modeling for strategic initiatives
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements

What You'll Bring

• A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support senior teammates
• Comfort steering finance conversations toward a decision
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a senior capacity

Energy Excellence Group is a high-growth engineering shop in Ames, IA where Self-Motivation and ACA are treated as the same discipline. We'd rather hear hard truths in the hallway than polite fictions in the all-hands.

Your 5 of experience earn you $97,000 - $142,000 here, alongside mentorship and a fast track into senior finance roles.

Updated within the day, the Accounts Receivable Specialist position keeps welcoming resumes.

Let the Energy Excellence Group team in Ames, IA meet the person behind the Accruals on your resume.