Entry-Level Accountant

Overview

This role is accountable for accounting operations, including the production of financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records, and implementation of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of reported financial results, and ensure results comply with generally accepted accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Perform Accounts Receivable functions, including:
  • Invoicing
  • Manual check application
  • Aging reports
  • Account reconciliation
• Enter routine journal entries and bank transactions
• Enter AP bills and credit card transactions as needed
• Perform month-end closing and reconciliation
• Reconcile, investigate, correct, and adjust accounting information
• Perform bank reconciliation
• Support department peers as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 1–2 years of accrual basis accounting experience, including:
  • Accounts receivable
  • Journal entries
  • Month-end closing and reconciliation
  • Bank reconciliation
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position
• Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to successfully plan, organize, and manage projects
• Detail-oriented with excellent proofreading and editing skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment; organized, able to prioritize, and able to work independently
• Exceptionally self-motivated and directed

Physical Requirements

• Professional office environment; primarily sedentary work
• Must be able to sit/stand for long periods while using a computer and a telephone headset
• Regular use of a computer and other office equipment, including a phone, copier, and printer
• May occasionally be required to move about the office to accomplish tasks, reach in any direction, raise/lower objects, move objects from place to place, hold objects, and exert force up to forty (40) pounds

Conditions of Employment

• All work locations
• Must be authorized to work in the country where the job is based
• Subject to the program and location of the position
• Must be willing to submit up to a LEVEL II background and/or security investigation with a fingerprint; job offers are contingent on background/security investigation results
• Must be willing to submit to drug screening; job offers are contingent on drug screening results (does not apply in Canada)

Reasonable Accommodation

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations will be provided when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless doing so would cause undue hardship.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Employment decisions are based on merit and qualifications. The employer maintains a work environment free from discrimination and harassment and provides reasonable accommodation to qualified employees with protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws.

Note

This job description provides a general overview and is not all-inclusive. Supervisors may assign other duties. Employment is not a contract, and either the employee or employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.