JR164 Accounts Receivable Junior Accountant

About the role

Rycon Construction, Inc. is an employee-owned company (ESOP) providing construction management, general contracting, and design‑build services nationwide. Ranked ENR Top 400 Contractor and ENR Top 100 Green Contractor, the company operates nine offices across the U.S. and specializes in new construction, renovations, and adaptive reuse across sectors such as health care, education, industrial/warehouse, commercial, multi‑unit residential, retail, financial, food service/dining, governmental, hospitality, cannabis, self‑storage, and LEED facilities. Rycon is seeking an Accounts Receivable Junior Accountant for its Pittsburgh office.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue project billings for assigned projects, including schedule of values, pay applications, and progress billings consistent with contract terms and owner requirements (time‑and‑material and lump‑sum contracts).
• Conduct meetings with project managers and team members to understand contract billing requirements and resolve billing issues.
• Post project billings and billing adjustments in the ERP system.
• Maintain organized project financial records including billing support, schedule of values worksheets, and lien waiver collection tracking.
• Prepare routine project financial reports and distribute to project management.
• Support project close‑out activities including final billing, retention release, and archive of project financial records.
• Serve as a day‑to‑day point of contact with project management on assigned projects, providing responsive support on financial matters.
• Investigate and resolve payment discrepancies on customer accounts for assigned projects.
• Monitor customers’ account balances and follow up on past due amounts.
• Ensure all project billings are completed monthly prior to the close deadline.
• Perform reconciliations between ERP and construction management systems.
• Follow all project accounting procedures and control requirements without exception.
• Maintain confidentiality of cost, billing, and other financial information at all times.
• Escalate unusual transactions, exceptions, or suspected irregularities to the Corporate Accounts Receivable Supervisor promptly.
• Support external audits by pulling requested documentation and providing transaction details for assigned projects.

Requirements

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy; ability to process transactions and prepare reports with minimal errors.
• Comfortable with data entry and desktop productivity tools.
• Basic understanding of accounting fundamentals.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage a queue of work under recurring monthly deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; team‑oriented approach to coordination with field operations, project management, division operations, and other corporate departments.
• Working proficiency in Excel and ability to learn construction systems (Sage, Procore) a plus.
• Discretion and integrity in handling financial and operational information.
• Associate’s degree in Accounting, Business, or a related field required.
• Construction industry experience a plus.
• Successful candidates will be required to submit to a background screening upon acceptance of an offer.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision coverage.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Advancement opportunities.