Accounts Receivable Specialist

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Accounts Receivable Specialist

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As the needs of the world change, we're ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.

About the Role

KBR is seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist to join the Shared Services Accounts Receivable Department supporting Government Solutions-US (GSUS). This position supports the Accounts Receivable Submission & Reconciliation (S&R) team and is responsible for invoice submission, payment reconciliation, and cash collection activities for government and commercial customers.

The S&R team provides end-to-end accounts receivable support across GSUS. Working closely with billing analysts and cross-functional business operations teams, the Accounts Receivable Specialist ensures timely invoice submission through customer portals, performs invoice and project reconciliations, and supports payment resolution activities. This role plays a key part in optimizing cash flow, minimizing invoice rejections, reducing payment delays, and ensuring compliance with customer and contractual invoicing requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Process high-volume invoice submissions through government and commercial customer portals, including WAWF, IPP, Exostar, and other electronic invoicing systems.
• Perform detailed reconciliation of Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) payments against KBR billings, including CLIN and ACRN allocation analysis.
• Partner with the AR Support Manager to complete reconciliation and accounts receivable activities requiring strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Serve as a liaison between DFAS and internal billing teams to resolve invoice, payment, and reconciliation discrepancies.
• Support cash collection activities related to DFAS and other government customer invoices.
• Analyze invoice payment reports and perform project-level reconciliations to identify discrepancies, payment issues, or billing concerns.
• Prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and customer service.
• Collaborate with billing analysts, program teams, and other business stakeholders to support timely invoice processing and payment collection.
• Research and resolve invoice rejections, payment delays, and customer inquiries to improve collections performance.
• Support continuous process improvement initiatives focused on enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and cash flow performance.

Basic Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration; equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 3+ years of experience in accounts receivable, billing, invoicing, finance, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting government contract invoicing and payment processes.
• Experience reconciling high-volume financial transactions and payment data.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Technical & Leadership Skills

• Experience using Deltek Costpoint 7.0 or later.
• Working knowledge of customer payment and invoicing portals such as WAWF, IPP, GSA, Exostar, Transcepta, or similar systems.
• Knowledge of Costpoint ACRN allocation mappings and Costpoint ACRN formulas.
• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) invoicing and payment requirements.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and complex spreadsheet analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience invoicing federal government contracts or supporting a government contractor environment.
• Experience working directly with DFAS payment and reconciliation processes.
• Proven ability to manage high-volume transactional workloads with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills and a proactive, self-motivated approach to problem solving.

Additional Compensation: KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Benefits: KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team's philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver - Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.