General Accounting Specialist
College Park, GA
Full Time
Mid Level
Midsouth Steel, a leader in the fabrication and erection on structural steel has an immediate need for a General Accounting Specialist. This is a full time (M-F 8am to 5pm) position on site by the Atlanta airport.
Responsibilities:
• Works in tandem with Customers, PM Liaison team, Accounts payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Manages the Supplier and Subcontractor Waiver Tracker
o Reports bi-weekly on whether there are any issues, concerns or positive feedback.
• Is responsible for billing submission, waivers and collections for the PMs they are allocated.
o Generates billing in Vista’s JB progress Billing as per project manager’s instructions.
o Manages all collections pertaining to PMs projects.
Utilizes collection action plan to ensure thorough communication with customers for timely payment. Acquires requested customer waivers from General Accounting Specialist to submit to GC for timely payment
Inform PM Compliance Liaison team if a subcontractor is out of compliance, why and if it is holding up a payment.
• Reviews customer contracts for billing processes associated with their PMs projects
o Ensures billing and payment terms are in Vista and terms are honored.
• Utilizes a weekly Collection report reflecting what has been collected for the current week and what is projected to be collected in the following week. Will be combined with General Accounting Specialists.
o Who has paid/ who will pay and how much?
• Utilizes a bi-weekly retainage report to show what retainage has been released and what has been billed. Will be combined with General Accounting Specialists.
o Have any retainage reductions been issued? Have you asked the PM?
• Utilizes a weekly billing report to reflect who was billed/ amount/ date for the current week and following, Will be combined with General Accounting Specialists.
o Billings usually fall on the 15th or the 20th.
Job Requirements
Responsibilities:
• Works in tandem with Customers, PM Liaison team, Accounts payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Manages the Supplier and Subcontractor Waiver Tracker
o Reports bi-weekly on whether there are any issues, concerns or positive feedback.
• Is responsible for billing submission, waivers and collections for the PMs they are allocated.
o Generates billing in Vista’s JB progress Billing as per project manager’s instructions.
o Manages all collections pertaining to PMs projects.
Utilizes collection action plan to ensure thorough communication with customers for timely payment. Acquires requested customer waivers from General Accounting Specialist to submit to GC for timely payment
Inform PM Compliance Liaison team if a subcontractor is out of compliance, why and if it is holding up a payment.
• Reviews customer contracts for billing processes associated with their PMs projects
o Ensures billing and payment terms are in Vista and terms are honored.
• Utilizes a weekly Collection report reflecting what has been collected for the current week and what is projected to be collected in the following week. Will be combined with General Accounting Specialists.
o Who has paid/ who will pay and how much?
• Utilizes a bi-weekly retainage report to show what retainage has been released and what has been billed. Will be combined with General Accounting Specialists.
o Have any retainage reductions been issued? Have you asked the PM?
• Utilizes a weekly billing report to reflect who was billed/ amount/ date for the current week and following, Will be combined with General Accounting Specialists.
o Billings usually fall on the 15th or the 20th.
Job Requirements
- Experience with construction collections is a huge plus.
- Experience with an ERP system (Vista Viewpoint is a huge plus)
- Excellent communication skills.
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Management is a plus.
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