Junior Staff Accountant
On-site
Job Description
Junior Staff Accountant
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to, reconciling various general ledger accounts, recording daily cash receipts and accounts receivable transactions, daily cash, check, and credit card reconciliations, annual audits of controlled asset log and company property assigned to employees, , compiling and reconciling weekly remittance reports, daily reconciliation of transactions and communicating effectively results of audits performed.Include the following. Other duties may be assigned. The order of the duties listed does not represent the importance and/or percentage of time dedicated to each duty.
- Prepare and reconcile daily deposits and organize documentation for armored services pick-up.
- Reconcile cash, check, and credit card transactions daily and monthly.
- Investigate and resolve all cash, check, and credit card variances daily.
- Prepare weekly invoicing for clients.
- Perform weekly internal audits of posted transactions.
- Perform annual audits of controlled asset logs and property assigned to employees.
- Research bank chargeback disputes and resolve
- Complete check requests, purchase order requisitions, FedEx delivery requests, and other forms as needed.
- Prepare and submit customer refunds.
- Prepare and reconcile customer escheatment program.
- Monitor postage and DMV escrow accounts weekly.
- Monitor and confirm that lockbox exceptions are properly resolved and posted in the system.
- Reconcile monthly vendor invoices.
- Reconcile collection agency payments and invoicing.
- Maintain contracts and purchase orders documents.
- Process and post NSF Checks and mail NSF letters
- Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports to the Client.
- Process and post credit card chargebacks and mail charge-back letters
- Prepare reports for clients as needed.
- Perform reconciliations for the client as needed.
Job Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Proficiency in MS Word and Excel
- Strong analytical & technical research skills
- Strong reconciliation skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and under strict deadlines.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion properly.
- Should possess an above-average skill ability and knowledge of PCs. The ability to develop, create, and utilize spreadsheet software (Microsoft Excel) and word processing software (Microsoft Word) daily. The individual should possess the skills and ability to learn and utilize new software products as introduced by the organization.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple to complex instructions, correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple to complex procedures, staff memos, and correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Good Problem solving and time-management skills.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s in Accounting, Finance, or a related field