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Staff Accountant
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What they do
An Accountant organizes and maintains financial records and prepares financial statements for companies and organizations. Works as a public accountant (prepares financial documents where public disclosure is required by law, such as business balance sheets and tax returns), management accountant (prepares financial information for internal use by a company) or government accountant (maintains records for government agencies).
$74,170 / year median in Texas
-2% projected decline
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Manage the full accounts receivable cycle, from preparing invoices to tracking incoming payments and supporting timely collections.
- Submit customer billing through required platforms and verify that invoice details align with contractual terms and supporting documentation.
- Review past-due accounts, follow up with customers on outstanding balances, and help resolve billing questions or payment concerns.
- Work closely with Sales and accounting leadership to confirm purchase orders, sales documentation, and invoice support are complete and accurate.
- Monitor milestone-based billing activity to help ensure revenue is recorded in the appropriate accounting period.
- Maintain deferred and unearned revenue schedules and prepare updates as revenue becomes earned.
- Assist with month-end close by reconciling receivable and revenue-related accounts and supporting account analysis.
- Contribute to customer setup and onboarding activities, including credit review, master data maintenance, and validation of account information.
- Apply knowledge of accounts payable processes to support invoice matching, coding review, approval flow awareness, and payment cycle coordination.
- Follow company safety, quality, and recordkeeping standards while identifying opportunities to strengthen accounting procedures and improve efficiency.