Accountant Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Accounting Assistant Job Classification: Professional

Department: Accounting FLSA Status: Hourly

Reports to: Accounting Manager Supervisory Role: No

Education: Associate’s degree in accounting or business required.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in business or accounting/finance required .
• Ability to effectively manage time related to daily tasks.
• Knowledge of basic bookkeeping procedures.
• Demonstrates good communications and public relations skills.
• Demonstrates capability to accurately manage detailed information.
• Effective social interaction and organizational skills and the ability to perform a variety of tasks efficiently.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or Organization requirements and is in good working order.

General Overview

The Accounting Assistant role combines financial workflows with fleet program administration in a fast-paced environment, dedicating roughly 55% of the role to management of the Fleet Program and 45% to accounting support. This position relies on strong interpersonal skills for daily driver coordination alongside high attention to detail for managing debits, credits, and journal entries.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversees the administration and financial compliance of the Company’s Fleet Program.
• Set up and terminate driver profiles for employees in the Fleet Program.
• Evaluate employees recommended for the program by auditing their mileage qualifications and MVR records before routing to the internal representative for final approval.
• Assists with the annual reordering of fleet vehicles for the Fleet Program.
• Coordinate directly with our Enterprise representative to manage vehicle registrations and licensing.
• Assists with monthly financial statement preparation and month-end close.
• Log any deposits received via mail and distribute remits to the Billing Department, if applicable.
• Assisting the financial department, other assistants, and the accounting manager as needed.
• Filing, mailing, and other duties as needed.
• Always maintains patient and organization confidentiality.
• The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.