Project Accountant

Description Job Title: Project Accountant

Department: Finance

Reports to: CFO

Location: Wichita, KS

Company: Pella Products of Kansas

Shift/Hours: 8am- 5pm

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Summary: Responsibilities include reviewing project orders to ensure proper timing and value of customer invoices, monitoring accounts receivable balances, issuing customer statements, and serving as key part of the Company’s credit and collection process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Work with the Project Coordination, Shipping and Installation teams to understand the status of window and door supply and installation projects
• Ensuring customer invoices are correct and are posted to the accounting records properly
• Support the returned goods and credit memo processes to ensure accurate invoicing and accounts receivable records
• Produce periodic accounts receivable aging reports and customer statements
• Monitor aged receivables and work with Sales and Project Coordination departments to understand customer issues impacting payment
• Perform needed collection calls and prepare necessary collection letters
• Assist in the development of updated billing and payment methods, including electronic invoicing and on-line payment tools
• Other duties as may be assigned

Requirements Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience working in an accounting or office environment
• Computer Skills: High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel
• High School Education or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates Degree in accounting or business
• Experience in a Building Products or Construction related field

Job Specific Competencies

• Analytical: Synthesizes complex or diverse information, collects and researches data, uses intuition and experience to complement data and designs work flows and procedures.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully, develops alternative solutions, uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics, and works well in group problem solving situations.
• Technical Skills: Assesses own strengths and weaknesses, pursues training and development opportunities, strives to continuously build knowledge and skills and shares expertise with others.
• Quality: Looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, monitors own work to ensure quality, meets productivity standards, completes work in a timely manner and strives to increase productivity.

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

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk.
• Extensive use of computer, keyboard and other office equipment.
• Often communicating with customers in person or on the phone.
• Occasional walking and lifting may be required.