Assistant Accountant II

Summary

Description Summary of This Role

Performs a broad range of accounting functions with responsibility for accounting records in a small office or organization department. Assigns transaction codes to documents. Ensures documents being processed are included in the appropriate accounting period. Posts, balances, and closes subsidiary ledgers. Follows up on delinquent accounts receivable customers. Analyzes and verifies internal consistency, completeness, and accuracy of account documents and makes adjustments.

What Part Will You Play?

• Performs a broad range of accounting functions supporting the accounting department to include coding payments, performing debit/credit wire transactions, maintaining ledgers and processing sales contracts. Reviews and verifies other accounting documents or records, and performs daily/monthly balancing/reconciliations of accounting records/transactions, containing complex calculations. Validates invoice pricing and pricing rules for accuracy, based upon contracts or renewal agreements. Corrects rejections and accounting errors for accurate amount processing. Participates in year-end reconciliations by researching, analyzing and compiling data to be used in company financials.
• Functions as a first point of contact for internal, external clients, or vendors for accounting questions and inquiries of varying complexity. Researches issues or complaints, resolves routine to moderate client/customer disputes, communicates resolution to involved parties; makes recommendations for resolution on more complex client/customer disputes. May be assigned to a specialized area (i.e. Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, etc.) and act as a liaison with internal or external personnel on specific issues.
• Updates, maintains, and balances accounting journals, ledgers and other records detailing financial business transactions (i.e. disbursements, expense vouchers, receipts, accounts payable). Enters data into computer system using legacy computer programs. Researches, compiles, analyzes, and prepares data for a variety of reports, of varying complexity, to be reviewed by management or clients. Reviews information keyed into systems by less experienced associates; makes or advises adjustments, as necessary. Reviews and provides supporting documentation retained for audit purposes. May participate in audit activities as it relates to area of specialization or work processes.
• Assists in the training of new or less experienced associates
  
  

What Are We Looking For in This Role?

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Typically Minimum 4 Years Relevant Exp
• Accounting, Finance, Accounts Payable, Billing, or related experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Accounting, Finance, or related degree or certificate
  
  

What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities?

• Skills / Knowledge - As a skilled specialist, completes tasks in resourceful and effective ways.
• Job Complexity - Works on assignments requiring considerable initiative. Understands implications of work and makes recommendations for solutions.
• Supervision - Proposes methods and procedures on new assignments. May be informal team leader.
• MS Dynamics - Key in entries into General Ledger
• MS Office - Key entries