Senior Accountant

Overview

Job Title: Senior Accountant

FLSA Status: Exempt

Status: Full-Time

Salary: $70,000-$80,000 Annually, Depending on Qualifications

Location: Ypsilanti, MI / HYBRID

Position Description

Summary:

This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in billing and invoicing who thrives in a fast-paced, client-focused environment. You’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely invoicing, supporting revenue recognition, and maintaining strong relationships with internal teams and clients. This role requires interpreting the financial aspects of contracts, monitoring project milestones, and collaborating with project managers and clients to ensure accurate and timely billing.

• Monthly invoicing preparation and processing
• Ensure invoices are accepted and posted in Vantage Point (“VP”) in the correct period
• Manage billing set up in VP
• Ensure invoice tracker is being updated throughout the month
• Have regularly scheduled calls with project managers, where applicable, to discuss invoicing issues and any general concerns
• Update the unbilled report by the 10th of the month to ensure all outstanding invoices are being handled in some fashion (either on hold, awaiting PM approval, budgeting issues, etc.) to reduce the risk of invoices being overlooked and not completed
• Monthly A/R review and reach out to clients on past due invoices
• Review revenue recognition on a monthly basis and coordinate with internal accounting staff on any required corrections
• Completes general and administrative tasks/projects as assigned

Education and Experience

• Certification or associate’s degree in business and 5 years of experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities

• Ability to learn new skills and abilities through on
  -the- job training.
• Thorough understanding of Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to self-motivate.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data.
• Above average communication skills, both oral and written.
• Attention to detail with respect to quality standards.
• Organization skills
• Experience with Deltek Vantage Point software desirable

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must be able to accomplish to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit for long periods of time, bend, use hands to manipulate (type), perform repetitive motions, talk and hear; walk; sit, and lift or move no more than twenty five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral visions, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this position, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information, and documents; analyze and solve problems, use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or new skills; work under deadlines with occasional interruptions, and interact with staff and other organizations. Must have the ability to manage stressful situations in a calm, professional manner and exhibit good judgment.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Primarily in an office environment.

Work Location: Ypsilanti, MI

Reporting Relationships:

Position reports to the Accounting Manager

Supervisory Responsibility:

None

Travel:

None

This position description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. This is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by an employee so classified.

Jacobsen|Daniels is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives for diversity. J|D, in accordance with applicable law, does not discriminate in hiring or otherwise in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. EOE/AA/Vets