Accounts Receivable Specialist

About Shield AI

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With nine offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.

Job Summary

Shield AI is seeking an ambitious, motivated Accounts Receivable Specialist to join our growing Accounting team in one of the fastest growing tech startups in Southern California in Defense & Aerospace.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and streamline billing process
• Create and send invoices to customers accurately and in a timely manner
• Ensure month-end closing of the billing group functions
• Maintain and implement quality controls for all processes
• Provide excellent & considerate customer service to external and internal customers
• Assist with AR related special projects as necessary
• Weekly and monthly ledger reconciliations, aging review and reporting to direct supervisor
• Confirm and reconcile customer disputes as they pertain to payment of outstanding balances due
• Complete other duties and projects as assigned

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Expertise in accounts receivable, billing process, A/R aging, and collections
• Working knowledge of accounting including Costs Accounting for application of indirect rate
• Experience with ERP systems, Costpoint a plus.
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to work autonomously and flexibly
• Positive enthusiastic approach with a can-do attitude
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong all all-round IT skills, including excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with international expansions a plus
• Public company experience preferred
• Experience with government regulations preferred (FAR, CAS, DFARS)

Salary

$55,000 – $90,000 a year

Benefits

Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity. Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment).