What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounts Receivable (AR) Analyst position at S&ME, Inc.?
Accounts Receivable (AR) Analyst
Requisition Number: 2025-2910-04
Build Your Career. Own Your Future.
At S&ME, you're more than just an employee, you're an employee-owner of a 100% employee-owned company that has been solving complex geotechnical, civil, environmental, and construction materials testing challenges for over 50 years. We're invested in your success and offer a career path with growth opportunities, training, and hands-on field experience. Join a team that values safety, integrity, and teamwork while offering industry-leading benefits, including:
- Medical, dental & vision plans with HSA and FSA options
- 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 401(k) with company matching
- PTO with rollover
- Maternity/paternity leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Company vehicle & fuel card for project-based work
- Employee recognition & credential incentive programs
- $2,000 referral bonuses and more!
Your Role: Hands-On, Impactful, and Fast-Paced
As an Accounts Receivable Analyst, you will oversee, analyze, and resolve open accounts receivable items while assisting with the AR cash process. A significant part of your role will focus on collections, ensuring the timely recovery of outstanding payments and maintaining accurate financial records. This role will also involve developing and streamlining processes within Shared Services AR, including the creation of KPIs, assisting with the processing of cash and check payments, researching unapplied cash, and supporting period-end reporting and collections efforts.
This is a remote position, so you may be located anywhere within our footprint, which includes North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee.
What You'll Do:
- Drive collections efforts for past due accounts, collaborating closely with Operations to ensure timely client payments.
- Complete period-end reports, including AR aging and WIP reports, reconciling them to the general ledger and maintaining the AR dashboard.
- Develop and report KPIs related to accounts receivable and cash collections to monitor performance and drive improvements.
- Assist with processing incoming cash and checks using a paperless system, ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately and promptly.
- Research unapplied cash to ensure proper posting to client invoices, aiming for zero unapplied cash at the end of each period.
What We're Looking For:
- An Associate's degree or higher in Accounting or Finance, OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
- A minimum of 6 years of closely related experience
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to provide a high level of customer service with internal and external clients
- A keen eye for detail and accuracy, and consistently meets productivity standards by completing work on time
- The understanding of Work in Progress (WIP), experience in KPI reporting and dashboards, familiarity with the engineering industry, and proficiency with BST or AEC software, a plus
Why Join S&ME?
At S&ME, your career growth matters. You'll receive professional training, work on exciting projects, and be part of a company that truly invests in its people. This is more than a job, it's a chance to build a long-term career supporting the engineering and construction industry.
Ready to Get Started? Apply today and take the first step toward an exciting future with S&ME!
This full-time role offers competitive pay based on experience. Candidates must comply with our Fleet Management, Substance Policy, and Reference Check requirements. Only candidates with valid employment eligibility (I-9) will be considered. Visa assistance is not available. S&ME reserves the right to hire internally or externally at any time. No candidate/recruiter calls, personal calls, or walk-ins are accepted.
