Contract Accountant

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace. 

This role is part of the Global Business Services group and SSC structures based in Poland. Contract Accountant will prepare complex billing documentation in accordance with contractual terms and will partner with customer project teams to assure a high-quality invoice is issued to the customer. Duties also include cash collection via e-mail, processing of cash application queries, invoice corrections and updating reports with processing notes. Contract Accountant reports to AR Team leader within SSC structures based in Poland.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the project manager and project teams to issue high quality customer invoices that are generated and issued in accordance with internal control requirements.
• Assure that all releases, sales orders, billing plans and related billing milestones for scopes of work are processed in a timely manner.
• Prepare and follow to collection complex billing documentation in accordance with contractual terms.
• Understand and be able to address the cash application related issues.
• Ensure timely collections of receivables by investigating and resolving past due payments, duplicate/ short payments, or unallocated cash.
• Maintain explanations for aging receivables on the accounts receivable weekly report.
• Routinely review the missed billing report and follow up on past due milestones.
• Take proactive steps to ensure invoices are properly sent and received by the customer and moved to accounting.
• Maintain proper documentation needed for internal controls.
• Serve as backup to other Accountants when needed.
• Perform ad hoc duties to assist the business.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2-3 years of experience
• Knowledge of SAP
• Very good knowledge of English language
• Detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy
• Take initiative to learn, improve, or enhance current operations
• Manage upward when appropriate to get a problem resolved or process improved
• Communicate internally and externally with diplomacy and tact
• Operate in a fast-paced environment and effectively prioritize daily competing priorities
• Working knowledge of common MS Office applications such as Excel and Word
• Must be able to work independently

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system: 

• Safety and Quality 
• Integrity and Trust 
• Customer Focus and Innovation 
• Speed and Passion to Win 
• Teamwork and Accountability 

Westinghouse offers great benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.  

Benefits offered in Poland include:

• Stable employment
• Outstanding and supportive atmosphere of collaboration in the team and in Westinghouse group
• Attractive remuneration with bonuses
• Hybrid model of work, flexible working time
• MyBenefit Cafeteria
• Life insurance
• Private Medical Care
• Charity initiatives
• Parking space for employees
• Employee referral program

You can learn more about Westinghouse by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com. 

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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