Bookkeeper / Staff Accountant

Location: Salem, NH

About the role

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Bookkeeper to support the day-to-day accounting and financial operations of a growing transportation and logistics group based in Salem, New Hampshire. This is not simply a data-entry bookkeeping position. We are looking for someone who is comfortable managing the daily transactional accounting function while also maintaining accurate reconciliations and supporting the month-end close process. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, payroll, general ledger activity and month-end procedures. Experience within trucking, transportation, logistics or another transaction-heavy business would be highly valuable. This position will work closely with company ownership, finance leadership, operations and our external/fractional financial resources.

We are looking for someone who is hands-on, organized and accountable. This position requires someone who is equally comfortable reconciling a bank account, processing a vendor invoice, tracking down a missing fuel receipt, following up on a customer balance and preparing a journal entry for month-end. The right person will take ownership of the accounting details and ensure that transactions are entered, supported and reconciled correctly rather than allowing issues to accumulate until month-end. Our goal is to maintain accurate, current books throughout the month so management has reliable financial information available when making business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Accounts Payable: Enter and process vendor bills and expenses; review vendor statements and resolve discrepancies; maintain accurate vendor records; prepare payments for review and approval; ensure expenses are coded correctly to the appropriate accounts and business entities; reconcile vendor accounts as necessary.
• Accounts Receivable & Collections: Monitor outstanding customer balances; follow up on overdue invoices and assist with collections; apply customer payments accurately; reconcile