Contract Accounting Associate - Billing Operations

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Northbrook, IL, USA
In-Office
28K-42K Hourly
Entry level
Consulting
The Role
Assist with routine billing support tasks, including invoice generation, data entry, and resolving basic billing discrepancies under supervision.
Summary Generated by Built In

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc. (WJE) is a global firm of engineers, architects, and materials scientists committed to helping solve, repair, and avoid problems in the built world and construction industry. Since 1956, our applied experience from more than 175,000 projects and our state-of-the-art laboratory and testing facilities have made WJE a leader in providing innovative yet practical solutions to the clients we serve. From historic preservation to post-disaster safety assessments, we respond to the most challenging problems in the built world.

We're looking for an experienced Billing associate to assist with routine and complex billing support tasks on a contract basis. The duties for this position are clearly defined with established procedures and require minimal judgment under direct supervision.

Typical Functions:

  • Assist and support critical and complex billing initiatives which could include: eFiling, eBilling, Project initiation and high-level account audits.

  • Provide dedicated support to specific and assigned regions and build relationships with project managers in the field to ensure information is accurate for billing purposes.

  • Identify ways to improve process efficiency, and accuracy across the billing function.

Requirements:

  • Bachelors degree in accounting, finance or related field

  • 5+ years of progressive experience in AP/AR or Billing

  • Prior Workday Financials & Billing experience is required

  • Proficiency in financial software and advanced excel skills

  • Customer service orientation

  • Sensitivity to confidentiality

Culture, Compensation, and Benefits: 

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE) is a global firm of engineers, architects, and materials scientists. Clients worldwide seek our expertise to solve the most significant, interesting, and challenging problems in the built world. Our applied experience from more than 175,000 projects combined with unparalleled laboratory and testing capabilities have made WJE a leader in providing innovative yet practical solutions to the clients we serve. 

Working at WJE is a team endeavor characterized by a culture of trust and personal responsibility. We encourage open communication, continuous learning, innovative thinking, ongoing mentoring, and free-flowing collaboration. We seek highly talented and hard-working individuals who want to be challenged, who want hands-on work, who want to set a higher standard, and who want to be mentored by the industry’s most accomplished experts. People with outstanding Character, unwavering Commitment to our core and culture, strong Expertise, and genuine Enthusiasm for their work. 

Learn more about the Extraordinary People we hire at WJE at www.wje.com/careers

WJE offers a robust, total compensation structure, where the hourly rate is just one component of an employee’s annual earnings. Additionally, employees may be eligible to receive overtime and variable compensation based on personal and company performance, often resulting in above-market annual earnings. Actual hourly rate will be based on several factors including consideration for a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role while remaining mindful of our commitment to internal equity. A good faith estimate of the starting hourly rate (gross) for this position is in the following range:  

$28.08 - $42.12

This non-exempt position is also eligible for WJE’s industry-leading, total rewards package which enables our employees to grow and thrive with comprehensive health and financial benefits including:

  • Robust and affordable health plans for employees and their families, including HSA as well as low and high-deductible PPO options

  • Generous 401(k) matching of 110% for the first 6% of eligible pay vesting immediately

  • Time off to care for yourself and others

  • Investments in employees’ educational assistance and professional development

Learn more about WJE’s total rewards package here. 

WJE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We invite all qualified applicants to apply including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans (VEVRAA federal contractor).

WJE will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of Fair Chance Ordinances.

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The Company
HQ: Northbrook, IL
916 Employees
Year Founded: 1956

What We Do

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE), is a global firm of engineers, architects, and materials scientists committed to helping solve, repair, and avoid problems in the built world. Since 1956, our applied experience from more than 175,000 projects and our state-of-the-art laboratory and testing facilities have made WJE a leader in providing innovative yet practical solutions to the clients we serve. Visit WJE.com to learn more.

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