Accounting & Financial Outsourcing (AFO) Accounting Operations Associate

Dean Dorton's team makes up one of the largest advisory firms in the United States. We thrive when you thrive! We are here to help you succeed in every step of your development and career as you work with nationally recognized experts in a recognized best place to work. Our core values guide how we work, lead, and support one another every day. They are: Integrity - We do the right thing, integrity guides our decisions; Relationships - We value people, relationships drive our impact; Collaboration - We win as one team, collaboration fuels our success; Growth - We stay curious, growth is our mindset. Dean Dorton's outsourced accounting team serves as a critical component to the financial success of our clients. Our team partners with organizations to serve as their CFO, controller, and/or accounting team, allowing clients to focus on other key business processes integral to their success. By offering cloud-based and real-time financial data, we help clients maintain accurate financial information and make timely business decisions.

About the role

The AFO Accounting Operations Associate is an hourly, non-exempt role focused on accurate and timely transactional accounting support for multiple clients. This position processes routine accounting activity, maintains supporting documentation, and prepares a limited number of basic journal entries using established instructions and templates. The role works under general supervision and escalates exceptions or unusual activity to more experienced team members.

Responsibilities

• Occasionally process routine accounts receivable transactions, including invoice preparation, customer record maintenance.
• Research routine differences and escalate unresolved items.
• Prepare and post basic, recurring journal entries using approved templates and instructions, such as standard reclassifications or other straightforward entries.
• Support payroll-related transaction entry, and other recurring accounting processes as assigned.
• Use accounting software and client systems to complete assigned work consistently and accurately.
• Identify missing information, unusual transactions, or process exceptions and communicate them promptly