Accounts Receivable Specialist

Job Title: Accounts Receivable Specialist

The GEO Group is seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Clerk to join our accounting department. As a key member, you will be responsible for gathering, maintaining, reconciling, and accruing account receivables and revenue information.

Responsibilities:

• Calculate account receivable accruals from each facility on a monthly basis.
• Gather invoices from the field and enter data into the financial information system and accounts receivable spreadsheets.
• Verify monthly billing against contracted per diem rates for accuracy.
• Gather lockbox deposits, collect documentation from bank wires, code, and enter information into the financial information system. Apply payments to specific invoices.
• Reconcile accruals, invoices, and payments with Business Managers, and collect proper documentation from the field to issue bill adjustments.
• Closed accounts receivable sub-ledger monthly, ensuring all balances reconcile with the general ledger.
• Maintain spreadsheets of account receivables, revenue, and other accounts (as assigned) to ensure proper tracking and reconciliation.
• Compile, summarize, and provide necessary reports of activities as needed.
• Ensure all work complies with Sarbanes Oxley procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, or finance with two (2) years progressive experience in accounting.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures applied in an accounts receivable function.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to identify and resolve typical questions and issues that arise as a result of completing daily work activities.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interact with Business Manager and others to resolve questions and problems.
• Ability to produce reports in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software used by the department typically including the Financial Information System (FIS), spreadsheets, and word processing.

Pay: $28.84 - $31.25 per hour

Salary : $29 - $31