Billing, AR & Cost Accounting Specialist

uasi; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

uasi is seeking a Billing, AR & Cost Accounting Specialist to join our Accounting team. You will manage complex client billings across units, monitor outstanding receivables, and support revenue/cost of sales analysis for monthly closes.

The role requires a BA/BS in Accounting or related field and 3+ years in accounting, billing, or AR. Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and ERP systems is essential for accurate reporting and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in accounting, revenue accounting, billing, accounts receivable, financial analysis, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of the relationship between billing, revenue, accounts receivable, and cost of sales.
• Advanced Excel skills including macros, pivot tables, and complex formulas for large datasets.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to identify process inefficiencies and develop practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex client billing processes to deliver accurate invoicing.
• Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, variances, and exceptions.
• Support month-end close activities related to revenue, billing, AR, and cost of sales.
• Identify delinquent accounts and work with teams/clients to collect payments.
• Analyze causes of collection delays to drive resolution and prevent recurring issues.
• Develop and maintain reporting and metrics on collections and cash flow.
• Escalate significant collection issues with management and client teams.
• Evaluate processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Leverage Excel, Power BI, and data queries to improve data management and reporting.
• Document processes and standardize procedures and controls.

Skills

Billing & AR

Cost accounting

Financial analysis

Advanced Excel

Pivot tables

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

Microsoft D365 ERP

Power BI

Advanced Excel tools

Job description

We are seeking a highly analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive Billing, AR & Cost Accounting Specialist to join our Accounting team. This role will have significant responsibility for producing, managing, and analyzing complex client billings across multiple business units and revenue streams, while also owning the monitoring and collection of outstanding receivables and supporting revenue and cost of sales analysis for each financial period close.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage complex client billing processes across multiple business units and service offerings to deliver accurate and timely invoicing to clients.
• Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies, variances, and exceptions.
• Support month-end close activities related to revenue, billing, accounts receivable, and cost of sales to ensure accurate margins each month by client and business unit. Investigate and provide insights into discrepancies between forecast and actual results.
• Identify delinquent or at-risk accounts and proactively work with internal teams and clients to resolve outstanding issues in order to collect payment.
• Analyze the underlying causes of collection delays, including billing errors, contractual issues, disputes, and operational matters in order to drive resolution and prevention of recurring errors.
• Develop and maintain reporting and metrics to provide visibility into collections performance and cash flow.
• Partner with client-facing teams and management to **escalate** and resolve significant collection issues.
• Continuously evaluate accounting, billing, and reporting processes to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Leverage advanced Excel functionality, Power BI, data queries, and other tools to improve data management, transactional efficiency, and reporting.
• Document processes and develop standardized procedures and controls.
• Proactively identify problems and implement practical solutions rather than simply working around inefficient processes.
• Assist with account reconciliations, journal entries, financial reporting, and other accounting analyses as needed.
• Provide support for special projects, system implementations, process changes, and other initiatives.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in accounting, revenue accounting, billing, accounts receivable, financial analysis, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and the relationship between billing, revenue, accounts receivable, and cost of sales.
• Advanced Excel skills including creating and using excel macros, pivot tables, V-XLookups, etc. and the ability to work with large and complex datasets, create sophisticated formulas, build reporting tools, and efficiently manipulate and analyze data.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to identify process inefficiencies and develop practical solutions.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as cross-functionally, take ownership, and proactively follow issues through to resolution.
• Experience using Microsoft D365 ERP preferred but not required.

UASI provides a growth environment with opportunities for high achievers to be rewarded. We offer a full benefits package with compensation aligned to contribution and success.