Accounting Assistant
Critical Peake Services · Hanover, MD · 4 days ago
On-siteAccountingFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Payroll Processing: Process regular payroll accurately and in compliance with company policies and timelines.
- Sales Commissions: Calculate monthly commissions for the sales team based on established structures and performance data.
- Purchase Order Management: Monitor the A/P inbox for incoming Purchase Orders (POs). Process, track, and ensure all PO workflows remain completely current.
- A/P Team Support: Assist the Accounts Payable team with vendor file maintenance, including routine vendor cleanup, documentation updates, and resolving minor discrepancies.
- Journal Entries: Assist the senior accounting team with preparing and posting month-end journal entries.
- General Accounting: Apply basic knowledge of General Ledger (G/L) accounting to help maintain accurate financial records.
- Intercompany Transactions: Assist with tracking and recording intercompany transactions as needed.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Experience: 1–3 years of experience in an accounting support, bookkeeping, or clerk role.
- G/L Knowledge: Foundational understanding of General Ledger (G/L) accounting principles.
- Organizational Skills: Excellent time-management skills with a proven ability to stay on top of high-volume inbox tasks (like PO processing) without letting deadlines slip.
- Detail-Oriented: Exceptional accuracy when handling numbers, data entry, and sensitive payroll information.
Preferred (Pluses)
- Software: Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel (e.g., formulas, VLOOKUPs) is highly preferred.
- Prior Exposure: Prior exposure to intercompany transactions is a strong plus.
What We Offer
- Competitive hourly wage or salary.
- Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, retirement plan).
- A supportive, collaborative team environment with opportunities to learn and grow your accounting career.
Requirements
- Strong Payroll experience.
- Strong Accounts Payable experience.
- Great Communication skills.
- Hardworking.
- Willing to go the extra mile for the team.