Accounting Associate

Purpose

Provides support in the areas of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Deposits, Vendor Relations, Month-end close, Year-end reporting, and other administrative tasks.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• A working knowledge of basic office practices and accounting practices
• Ability to perform all accounting transactions (posting of AP, AR, etc.) in a timely manner
• An understanding of all the needs for and a commitment to maintain confidential accounting information
• Assist in month-end closing duties as assigned
• Post receipts and prepare checks for deposit
• Post and print AP checks
• Scan supporting documents and post vendor invoices into accounting software
• Reconcile bank accounts
• Reconcile store deposits to the agency management system
• Process payments to insurance carriers for policy insurance premiums
• Sort and distribute all incoming mail
• Perform routine accounting and data entry functions for the business as assigned

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• 1 year of accounting experience
• Associate Degree
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to meet weekly deadlines
• Ability to work independently as well as cooperatively with others

Preferred Skills

• Insurance accounting experience preferred
• Proficient in Excel
• Working knowledge of AMS360, Appone, and Acumatica