Accounting Associate

• Recording day to day financial transactions and completing the posting process
• Enter data, maintain records, and create reports and financial statements
• Ensure vendors’ and customer records are current, accurate, complete, and verified
• Administer all accounting, taxation process and ensure optimal quality of all processes
• Prepare reports for ledgers, trial balance, and reconcile all statements and ensure integrity of all data
• Manage all information and update it on automated systems and generate accounting reports
• Interacting with management, customers, vendors and customers
• Forecast budget requirements, update journal entries, and prepare reports on same
• Monthly processing of corporate credit card charges and accounts
• Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices
• Check vendor files for any previous payments and assign voucher numbers
• Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports
• recording entries
• Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities, scheduling and preparing checks, and resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation
• Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions
• Maintains historical records by filing documents
• Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
• Process accounts and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures
• Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted
• Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients
• Generate financial statements and reports detailing accounts receivable status
• Verify accuracy of information in customers’ invoices, get the necessary internal approvals, and process the invoices
• Collecting and verifying employee time sheets
• Answering employees’ questions and concerns regarding payroll
• Processing new employees, promotions, and terminations
• Investigating and resolving payroll discrepancies

• B.A. or equivalent degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or related degree
• Ability to perform multiple projects and priorities together and achieve excellent results
• Protects organization’s value to ensure sensitive and confidential information is not let out to unauthorized individuals
• Excellent human relationship and communication skills to relate cordially and effectively with colleagues and management
• Proven ability to calculate, post, and manage accounting figures and financial records
• Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable/receivable principles
• Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed
• Proficient with common billing systems
• Microsoft Office applications, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, which are valuable in creating documents and reports
• Proficient with QuickBooks, and ADP

Experience with Fishbowl is beneficial