AP/AR Staff Accountant Cape Girardeau, MO

DELTA┃ AP/AR Staff Accountant Cape Girardeau, MO


Company: REEVES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY


Job Location: CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, USA


Type of Contract: Regular


Posting Start Date: 6/2/26


Delta Companies Inc. is a division of Reeves Construction Company, the Colas USA subsidiary that operates throughout the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Arkansas. Delta is a highway and site development contractor specializing in asphalt paving and road construction materials. Delta is vertically integrated, with numerous aggregate locations, asphalt plants, a liquid asphalt terminal, and local construction offices, to serve multiple transportation infrastructure needs. Delta continuously strives to be a model of excellence by working with our customers to provide safe, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions. To learn more about Delta Companies Inc. visit

The Colas USA Family of Companies provides competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company's value chain. To learn more about the Colas USA Family of Companies, please visit


Job Description:


Job Summary

You will be responsible for maintaining receivable and payable transaction and working closely with customers and vendors to ensure we have accurate information.

Main Responsibilities

• Embrace the Company's safety culture, actively support all safety initiatives, and adhere to defined accountabilities implemented by the Safety Steering and Continuous Improvement teams
• Support, promote, and practice the Company's core values, vision, and mission; follow code of ethics, workplace conduct, safety, and other established policies
• Accounts Receivable (AR):
• Maintain and update customer files, including name and address changes
• Process invoices
• Process credits and rebills when there are billing discrepancies
• Draft correspondence for standard past-due accounts and collections; identify delinquent accounts by reviewing files and contact delinquent account holders to request payment
• Research customer discrepancies and past-due amounts
• Accounts Payable (AP):
• Enter AP invoices accurately and timely in accordance with company policies and approval workflows
• Process AP payments in compliance with financial policies and payment terms
• Reconcile vendor statements monthly; research and resolve discrepancies, credits, short-pays, and unapplied cash
• Maintain accurate vendor records, including W-9s, payment terms, remit details, and 1099 classifications
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and vendors to resolve invoice issues (pricing, quantity, receiving, taxes, freight)
• Monitor AP aging, ensure early-payment discounts are captured, and escalate overdue items as needed
• Verify and investigate discrepancies by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience required

• Valid driver's license and ability to maintain a clean driving history

Skills and Experience

• 0-3 years of accounting experience preferred.

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community
• Ability to apply accounting concepts such as debits, credits, reconciliation, discounts, interest, commissions, analysis, etc.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill using spreadsheet and accounting software (JD Edwards, JWS, etc.); payroll systems; and database software
• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills

Physical Requirements

• Most work performed in an office environment; quiet to moderate noise level

• Occasionally required to lift and /or move up to 35 pounds
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Regularly required to communicate (talk and hear)
• Sitting for long periods (up to 8 hours or more) at a desk using a computer; with intermittent breaks
• Occasionally required to stand and walk, reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; visiting work sites may require walking over uneven terrain and some exposure to dust, chemicals and loud noise
• Some travel with overnight stays away from home may be required

Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here to view the EEO document. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to:

• to meet the requirements of the role in which you are applying
• complete any part of the application process
• access or use the online application process and need an alternative method for applying

Please contact Colas Inc. at or send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io.

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