Junior Accountant

PURPOSE: Provide transactional accounting support to Finance Department. To maintain and process entries and documents and transactions required within the full accounting and reporting cycle. Ability to support all departmental transactional roles via cross training.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures timely payments of vendor invoices and expense vouchers and resolve disputes.
• Matches PO’s, receiving records and invoices to support payment internal controls policy.
• Reviews applicable accounting reports and accounts payable register to ensure accuracy
• Reconcile AP to AP Aging, accrued expenses, sales tax payable, PPD accounts management
• Manage payments to all vendors: Cut checks, process wires and ACH transactions.
• Works closely with external auditors to ensure timely and accurate reports for the yearly audit function
• Calculates and pays all sales and use taxes to appropriate states
• Lockbox, ACH and wire Customer receipts posting
• Issue Credit memos as needed
• Contact delinquent accounts, and follow up to the goal of getting the company paid
• Support customer service in cross department AR management and control
• Support credit limit and maintenance thereof
• Process credit card payments from customers
• Special projects as needed and additional responsibilities as assigned
• Sales and Use Tax filings and payments
• Scanning of AP invoices to third party application
• Fixed asset management may become part of this role.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Hands on experience with a financial accounting system - Great Plains preferred
• MS Office Suite and Adobe skills.
• Aptitude towards understanding new applications
• Ability to collaborate with a team to complete tasks
• Basic Accounting and Bookkeeping background/education

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

A minimum of an Associate Degree in Accounting or equivalent combination of experience and/or education.

GENERAL COMPETENCIES:

• Adapts to change, open to new ideas and responsibilities.
• Strong organization skills to keep track of multiple data points simultaneously.
• Communicates well (written and verbal), delivers presentations, has good listening skills.
• Good listener, committed to finding solutions to problems, works well with different personalities.
• Works well with internal and external customer, promotes a positive image of the company, and strives to solve issues raised by customers.
• Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality.
• Pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.
• Strives to understand contributing factors, works to resolve complex situations.
• Strong sense of autonomy, while still working well within a team setting.
• Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services; compliant with quality system requirements.
• Accountable to a team, works to meet established deliverables, appreciates view of team members, respectful.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Constantly sit, frequently stand and walk. Constantly using hands to finger, handle or feel. Constantly reach with hands or arms. Occasionally climb or balance. Occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, and or crawl. Constantly talk or hear. Lift approximately 1-10 lbs., 1-33% of the time. Carry 1-10 lbs., 1-33% of the time. The work environment for this job is very quiet.

SALARY: $65,000-$70,000 per year

PAY RANGE DETAILS

The pay range listed on each job posting at acc represents the anticipated compensation range for new hires. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including the candidate’s work history, experience, skills, and education. This range does not include the value of the total benefits package (if applicable), which includes, among other benefits, healthcare, dental, vision, and retirement benefits. Annual salaries are based on full-time employment.

BENEFITS:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance