Aston Carter
Aston Carter
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
B2BConsultingRecruitment
Aston Carter is a global recruitment and consulting firm that helps businesses build teams through contract staffing, permanent placement, and specialized talent solutions. As part of Allegis Group, the company serves enterprise clients across accounting and finance, office and clerical operations, business transformation, sales and marketing, risk and KYC, and interim HR and staffing. With more than 130 offices across four continents, Aston Carter supports organizations with workforce planning, recruiting, and consulting services.

Remote Accounting Specialist – Washington

Support accounts receivable for a Power Services organization through invoicing, journal entries, reconciliations, collections, and payroll activities. Manage remote month-end close processes and audit documentation.

Description

  • Prepare and process project management and payroll invoices
  • Create and maintain job cost, recurring, standard, accrued, and adjusting journal entries
  • Manage monthly accounts receivable close activities for assigned jobs and departments
  • Prepare accounts receivable statements and support customer collections and payment follow-up
  • Reconcile accounts receivable aging reports with the general ledger and investigate discrepancies
  • Prepare payroll funding requests and true-up calculations
  • Process accounting activity related to deferred revenue and revenue adjustments
  • Support general ledger reconciliations and maintain assigned sections of the master reconciliation spreadsheet
  • Gather documentation, clarify information, and resolve accounting issues with accounting and operational teams
  • Support month-end, year-end, and interim audits through documentation and reconciliations
  • Maintain organized accounting records and supporting documentation
  • Contribute to special projects and additional accounts receivable or payroll invoicing needs
  • Develop effective working relationships across accounting, operations, and other departments
  • Complete accurate and timely work in a remote computerized accounting environment

Requirements

  • Three to five years of accounting or accounts receivable experience
  • Background in accounts receivable invoicing, collections, aging reports, and account reconciliation
  • Experience preparing and posting journal entries
  • Experience supporting month-end financial close processes
  • Knowledge of job cost accounting and payroll-related invoicing
  • Experience with D365/Microsoft Dynamics 365 or a comparable ERP or accounting system
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Outlook
  • Experience reconciling accounts and investigating discrepancies
  • Strong attention to detail and consistent focus on accuracy
  • Ability to stay organized while managing multiple accounting deadlines
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with accounting and operational teams remotely
  • Customer-service orientation when supporting internal and external stakeholders
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred
  • A high school diploma or equivalent combined with substantial relevant accounting or accounts receivable experience may also be considered
  • Familiarity with incentive fee structures
  • Experience supporting year-end or interim audits
  • Experience in project-based, job cost, construction, engineering, utilities, or services accounting
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently while meeting monthly accounting deadlines

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions
  • Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for employees and dependents
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage
  • Health Spending Account (HSA)
  • Transportation benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Time off or leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave
  • Potential contract extension
  • Contract-to-hire opportunity

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