Government Aid Billing Analyst

Requisition 37467:

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Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail.  As part of Norfolk Southern, you’ll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.

Job Description

Primary Purpose:

This position is responsible for the day-to-day invoicing of charges to recover costs incurred by Norfolk Southern for government-funded projects.

 

Principal Duties:

• Directly responsible for generating invoices to recover project expenses
• Reviews and interprets agreements to ensure customers are invoiced according to terms
• Collaborates with other internal departments, conducts research, and interprets agreements to resolve customer disputes and other billing-related issues
• Identifies, researches, and provides solutions for root causes relating to billing issues
• Analyzes trends and identifies opportunities for process improvement
• Prepares monthly and periodic reports for use of internal and external stakeholders
• Develops routine and non-routine journal entries
• Reconciles general ledger accounts on a monthly basis
• Ensures proper accounting application for transactions in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, corporate policy, documented internal controls, and other regulatory requirements
• Works on special projects as identified and needed

 

Job Related Experience:

Minimum Level: 1+ years

Preferred Level: 3+ years

Education:

Preferred Level: Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Majors: Accounting or Finance

 

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong Excel and data analysis skills
• Knowledge of basic accounting procedures
• Excellent time-management and organizational abilities
• Outstanding customer service skills
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet common goals
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with all levels of internal and external customers
• Flexibility to implement, adapt, prioritize, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment

 

 

Future Jobs:

Supervisor Accounting

Assistant Manager Accounting

Work Conditions

Environment: Hybrid

Shift Work: No

On-Call: No

Weekend Work: No

Travel Required: 0 Days per Month

Company Overview

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.

 

At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.

 

Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, s