JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT
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Job Purpose
This position is an entry-level position and will be primarily responsible for basic accounting tasks and assisting senior accounts with month-end procedures, payroll timecard managements, and audit requested tasks pertaining to the established accounting policies and procedures under close supervision.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Data Entry: posting journal entries, recording daily transactions and updating financial records in accounting software
- Payroll Processing: review timecard entries and facilitate the payroll processing through 3rd party payroll provider
- Account Reconciliation and Month-End / Year-End Closing: complete bank reconciliation and account reconciliation as assigned
- Auditing Support: provide documentation and assistance during internal or external audits as requested
- Financial Reporting: support the preparation of compliance reports through various systems and programs as needed
- Data Analysis: perform financial data analysis as directed by senior accountants
- Other Accounting Functions: be able to support AP/AR and accounting records retentions
- All other projects as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and strong understanding of accounting principles GAAP
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and any accounting software.
- Good communication and organization skills
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Have an open mind and be willing to learn
Physical Demands
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
- Ability to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
- Able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
- Able to constantly position yourself to maintain files in file cabinets such as reaching with hands and arms, kneeling, crouching, etc.
- The ability to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, and exchange information is crucial for this role.