Accountant

Overview

About Fairweather

Fairweather is a trusted service provider in Alaska, delivering specialized solutions in remote and Arctic environments. Our mission is to support operations with safety, integrity, and excellence. We offer a dynamic and inclusive work environment, ensuring our employees are equipped with the tools and support needed for success.

• Why You Should Work for Us
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Supportive and collaborative work culture
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth
• Commitment to employee safety and well-being

Total Rewards & Benefits

Medical Coverage: Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) plans, including medical, dental, and vision

Retirement Plan: 401(k) up to 4% company match.

Insurance: Short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and voluntary supplemental coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free counseling and support services

Paid Holidays

Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and dependent care options

Job Summary

The Accountant position supports the Senior Accountant in day-to-day accounting operations, with primary responsibility for billing, collections, and routine financial analysis. This role prepares and tracks customer invoices, follows up on outstanding receivables, and compiles project and account data used in monthly reporting. Work is performed under the direction of the Senior Accountant, who reviews exceptions, rate questions, and items requiring judgment beyond established procedures.

Hours and Operation

This is a full-time position. Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Extended hours may be required as job duties demand, as approved by the Senior Accountant or Controller.

Competencies

Accurate data entry skills

• Ethical conduct and confidentiality with financial information
• Professional communication skills, including courteous collections follow-up
• Problem-solving skills within established procedures
• Organizational skills and ability to track multiple open items
• Ability to multitask and shift between billing, collections, and analysis work
• Research capacity for invoice, contract, and account questions
• Time management skills and reliability in meeting billing and close deadlines
• Thoroughness and attention to detail
• Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Billing

Prepare customer invoices from approved project data, timesheets, cost codes, and rate schedules.

Audit invoice support before release, including quantities, rates, approval signatures, and appropriate cost codes, and flag exceptions for the Senior Accountant.

Apply contract and agreement rates provided by the Senior Accountant; escalate rate questions rather than independently interpreting contract terms.

Route completed invoices and backup for review and prompt issuance, and maintain an organized billing log.

Enter and update billing activity in the computerized accounting system.

Collections

Monitor accounts receivable aging and identify past-due balances.

Issue routine collection notices and follow up with customers on outstanding invoices, documenting contacts and promised payment dates.

Apply cash receipts to open invoices and reconcile receipt batches to bank activity under review.

Escalate disputed, aged, or high-dollar items to the Senior Accountant, and support resolution by gathering invoice backup and correspondence.

Financial analysis and accounting support

Compile data for monthly project profitability reports and prepare draft schedules for Senior Accountant review.

Assist with account analysis, including pulling support, tying amounts to the general ledger, and noting variances.

Prepare routine bank and account reconciliation support and clear straightforward reconciling items.

Prepare standard journal entries for review and posting; do not post entries outside assigned authority.

Maintain, organize, and update financial records and workpaper files.

Build and update Excel workbooks using formulas, lookups, and pivot tables to summarize billing, collections, and project results.

Use data and established procedures to complete assigned work, recognize issues, and inform the Senior Accountant of items that need correction.

• Meet deadlines, organize work materials, and manage time effectively.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Environment

This job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, fax machines, and scanners.

Physical Demands

This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets, and bend or stand as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or current enrollment in a relevant degree program with substantial accounting coursework completed. An associate degree in accounting plus relevant experience may be considered.

5+ years of experience in accounting, finance, billing, or a related field. Internships, co-ops, and accounts payable or accounts receivable experience count.

• Demonstrated working proficiency in Excel, Word, and Adobe.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience using, or demonstrated ability to learn, a computerized accounting system.

Foundational knowledge of accounting processes, including invoicing, receivables, journal entries, and reconciliations.

Preferred Qualifications

Exposure to Oracle NetSuite or a comparable accounting system.

Coursework or introductory experience in project accounting, job costing, or construction/professional-services billing.

• Experience with collections follow-up or cash application.
• Progress toward an accounting credential, or interest in pursuing one.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Fairweather's business philosophy and practice is to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

PREFERENCE STATEMENT: Fairweather grants preference to qualified Doyon Shareholders first, and second to qualified shareholders of other Alaska Native corporations that grant a similar preference in all phases of employment and training, which include, but are not limited to hiring, promotion, layoff, transfer, and training.

Fairweather is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments

A review of this position has excluded marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.