Junior Accountant

Job Description

This position provides support to the financial department by managing daily accounting tasks. Key responsibilities include:

• General Ledger: Prepare journal entries, reconcile financial statements and accounts, ensuring data accuracy.
• Account Reconciliation: Reviews current status of customer accounts to identify and resolve billing processing problems.
• Pay Invoices: Verifies transaction information, schedules and prepares disbursements, obtains authorization of payment.
• Financial Reports: Prepares financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
• Post Transactions: Verifies accounts by reconciling statements and transactions.
• Resolve Discrepancies: Resolves account discrepancies by investigating documentation, issuing stop payments, payments, or adjustments.
• Maintain Security: Maintains financial security by following internal accounting controls.
• Maintain Records: Maintains financial historical records by filing accounting documents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Excellent analytical and math skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite, especially Excel
• Strong written and communication skills
• Skill in dealing with multiple projects and interruptions
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
• Ability to analyze financial reports
• Ability to prepare accounting reports
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines as assigned
• Full cycle accounting and generally accepted accounting principles
• SAGE software or Syspro ERP background is a plus

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance: Company covers 80% for employees only
• Life Insurance: Covered by the company
• 401(k): Dollar for Dollar matching up to 3%, eligible to enroll after one full year with the company. 100% fully vested
• Sick Paid Leave
• 7 Paid Holidays (Eligible after probation period)
• Vacation
• Company provides discounts for fitness equipment for employees