Accounting Specialist

Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a forward-thinking, Native American-owned, multi-disciplinary consulting firm? Akana is seeking an Accounting Specialist to join our team. This is a full-time position at our Portland, OR headquarters. Were committed to sustainable solutions and strong community ties, and were looking for someone who shares that vision. The position will provide financial, administrative and clerical support by entering and maintaining projects in project database; maintaining project documentation and insurance certificates; processing expense reports; entering data; according to established policies and procedures in an efficient, timely and accurate manner, and carrying out other accounting duties as may be assigned by the Accounting Manager. What You Will Do: Review project information submitted by Project Managers, enter project data including budgets, resource allocations, billing information, and documentation in Ajera Maintain, track and update existing project information in Ajera with contract modifications, budget revisions, and resource additions and allocations provided by Project Managers Assist Project Accountants with reporting, invoice requirements and documentation, resource loading and maintaining accurate and complete billing rates Support Project Accountants with client data entry and maintenance in Ajera Assist Project Accountants to create and maintain subconsultant profiles, master service agreements, task orders, insurance certificates and 1099 information in Ajera Support Accounts Payable with expense report entry, review, gather and attach documentation verifying compliance with Company Expense Reimbursement and Travel Policy Assist Accounts Payable to create and maintain vendor profiles, addresses, and 1099 documentation Provide accurate and effective data entry, document preparation and records management relative to the department in accordance with records retention policies and procedures Other accounting tasks assigned by Accounting Manager