Staff Accountant – AR/Billing

Connect Search LLC; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Search LLC in Milwaukee, WI seeks a Staff Accountant – Accounts Receivable to join a growing finance team in a newly created role. You will handle project billing, reconciliations, journal entries, and revenue-related accounting across multiple areas of the business.

The position partners with Finance, Sales, Project Management and Customer Success to ensure accurate billing, timely invoicing and clean account records.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of billing or accounts receivable experience.
• Project-based or customized billing experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred.
• GAAP knowledge and revenue recognition understanding.
• Experience with reconciliations, journal entries, and financial analysis.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage unique customer billing requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration across functions.
• Proficiency with Excel, Outlook, and Office applications.
• NetSuite experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage project and customer billing, including standard and customized invoices.
• Review contracts, quotes, purchase orders, sales orders, and related project documentation to ensure accurate billing setup.
• Onboard new customer accounts and establish appropriate billing structures.
• Partner with Sales, Project Management, Customer Success, and Finance to resolve billing and accounting issues.
• Participate in project release processes to ensure accounting and billing requirements are addressed.
• Review open orders and determine actions necessary to ensure timely and accurate invoicing.
• Generate and distribute invoices and supporting reports through customer-required platforms and processes.
• Calculate and process customer rebates, credits, adjustments, and returns.
• Research and resolve customer billing discrepancies.
• Monitor assigned accounts and assist with collection activities.
• Prepare customer account statements and maintain accurate account records.
• Assist with cash application and posting activity to appropriate general ledger accounts.
• Prepare and maintain account reconciliations.
• Record and support journal entries and other financial transactions.
• Perform analysis of financial and accounts receivable activity.
• Compile data and prepare standard and ad hoc reports.
• Assist with monthly project analysis and revenue-related reporting.
• Support revenue forecasting and review activities.
• Assist with internal and external audits.
• Identify opportunities to improve billing and accounting processes.
• Serve as an accounting resource to internal business partners.
• Assist with onboarding and training team members as needed.
• Support additional accounting projects and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Billing

Accounts Receivable

GAAP

Revenue recognition

Microsoft Excel

NetSuite

Communication

Analytical

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting

Associate degree considered

Tools

NetSuite

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Office suite

Job description

Location: Milwaukee, WI
Schedule: Hybrid – 3 days onsite / 2 days remote
Hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
Pay: $27–$31/hour
Employment Type: Temp-to-Hire
Start Date: ASAP

Position Overview

We are seeking a Staff Accountant – Accounts Receivable to join a growing finance and accounting team in a newly created position. This role is ideal for an accounting professional who combines hands-on billing experience with a strong understanding of accounting principles and enjoys working across multiple areas of the business.

This is not strictly a billing processing position. The Staff Accountant will handle detailed and customized project billing while also supporting account reconciliations, journal entries, financial analysis, revenue-related accounting, reporting, and other staff-level accounting responsibilities.

The position works closely with Finance, Sales, Project Management, Customer Success, and external customers to ensure projects and customer accounts are accurately established, billed, reconciled, and collected.

Responsibilities

• Manage project and customer billing, including standard and customized invoices based on individual customer requirements
• Review contracts, quotes, purchase orders, sales orders, and related project documentation to ensure accurate billing setup
• Onboard new customer accounts and establish appropriate billing structures
• Partner with Sales, Project Management, Customer Success, and Finance to resolve billing and accounting issues
• Participate in project release processes to ensure accounting and billing requirements are addressed
• Review open orders and determine actions necessary to ensure timely and accurate invoicing
• Generate and distribute invoices and supporting reports through customer-required platforms and processes
• Calculate and process customer rebates, credits, adjustments, and returns
• Research and resolve customer billing discrepancies
• Monitor assigned accounts and assist with collection activities
• Prepare customer account statements and maintain accurate account records
• Assist with cash application and posting activity to appropriate general ledger accounts
• Prepare and maintain account reconciliations
• Record and support journal entries and other financial transactions
• Perform analysis of financial and accounts receivable activity
• Compile data and prepare standard and ad hoc reports
• Assist with monthly project analysis and revenue-related reporting
• Support revenue forecasting and review activities
• Assist with internal and external audits
• Identify opportunities to improve billing and accounting processes
• Serve as an accounting resource to internal business partners
• Assist with onboarding and training team members as needed
• Support additional accounting projects and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• 2+ years of billing or accounts receivable experience
• Project-based, contract-based, or customized billing experience strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred
• Associate degree may be considered with strong practical accounting knowledge and experience
• Understanding of GAAP and general accounting principles
• Understanding of revenue recognition concepts
• Experience with account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial analysis
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage unique customer billing requirements
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to review contracts, purchase orders, quotes, and supporting documentation for billing accuracy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Accounting, Sales, Project Management, customers, and other business functions
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and general Microsoft Office applications
• NetSuite experience is preferred but not required

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate brings a combination of transactional and analytical accounting experience. Someone who has worked extensively with billing but has also handled reconciliations, journal entries, month-end accounting, revenue recognition, and financial analysis would be particularly well suited for this position.

This position offers an opportunity to join a growing accounting function in a newly created role, work directly with accounting leadership, and take on broader responsibilities as the position develops.

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