Accounts Receivable Accountant II

The role

The Accounts Receivable Accountant is responsible for Accounts Receivables, Billing, and Collections. This person will support the New Business Controller and the Accounting/Finance Dept.

What you will do

• New Customer Setup.
• Create and send out invoices.
• Follow-up with customers for billing, collections, and late payments.
• Respond to customer inquiries and complaints.
• Perform account reconciliations and monitor customer account details.
• Research and resolve payment errors.
• Review and run AR Aging.
• Assists with monthly close.
• Assists and participates in audits, as needed.
• Assist with cash receipts forecasting, government incurred cost submission, and provision and final rates adjustments.

Required qualifications

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• This position may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate levels of noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration
• 2+ years of accounts receivable, billing, collections, and accounting experience
• Experience working with Government contracts and government billing.
• Experience working with customers’ billing portals.
• Experience with Infor LN, BAAN, Oracle, JDE, SAP or similar ERP system
• 1 year of government billing experience and knowledge of WAWF and EXOSTAR
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount on company stock
• Medical plans (HMO, PPO, and zero cost HDHP option)
• Significant HSA company contribution
• Dental and vision coverage
• Paid vacation and sick time
• 11 paid holidays
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts
• Paid parental leave
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Subsidized EV charging
• Onsite fitness centers (where available)

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident, or refugee/asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce.
• For New Zealand offices, background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offers.
• For New Zealand offices, you may be ineligible if you do not hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union, or a country that is part of NATO, or if you hold ineli

About the company

Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems. The Finance team manages financial transactions, policies, compliance, and reporting.