Accounting Associate

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial data for multiple companies, maintaining accurate books on accounts payable and receivable, payroll, and daily financial entries and reconciliations
• Manage workflow to ensure all accounting transactions are processed accurately and timely
• Perform daily accounting department operations and data entry processing
• Reconcile bank statements
• Administer proper general ledger coding of transactions
• Process payroll and reimbursement transactions
• Research and professionally communicate with appropriate audiences
• Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices
• Prepare filings such as Federal Forms 1099/1096 and tangible property tax reports
• Reconcile payroll tax filings to general ledger activity
• Identify and resolve discrepancies
• Respond to routine client and management inquiries in a timely and professional manner
• Participate in professional development activities
• Import, sync and post bank transactions in QuickBooks daily
• Schedule and process Retirement Plan contributions
• Adhoc Projects as Needed

Requirements

• Proficient in excel including v-lookups, pivot tables and general formulas
• Proficient in exporting reports from QB Desktop and creating workbooks utilizing above from excel
• Experience with entering and making payments in Bill.com
• Associate’s degree in accounting
• 5 or more years of accounting and financial administration experience
• Advanced hands-on utilization of QuickBooks Desktop, payroll applications, payable applications (Bill.com, etc.) and MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Proven ability to work independently and remotely while delivering a high-quality work product
• Established ability to problem solve in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills
• Ability to work as a team player, build and foster professional relationships and to quickly adapt to change
• Flexible to perform other duties and work on special projects as opportunities arise
• Able to organize, prioritize and multi-task
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills