Accounting Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an Accounting Assistant to join our team in Bowling Green, Ohio in a contract-to-permanent capacity. This on-site opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys working with numbers, maintaining accuracy across financial records, and supporting daily accounting operations in a collaborative environment. The role offers the chance to contribute across payables, receivables, and costing activities while building long-term growth within the organization.

Responsibilities:
• Support day-to-day accounting activities by processing transactions related to accounts payable, accounts receivable, and invoice handling.
• Review and enter financial data with a high level of accuracy, ensuring pricing, costs, and related records are kept current in internal systems.
• Assist with costing tasks by helping track part pricing, invoice details, labor inputs, and product-related cost information.
• Use Excel to organize, analyze, and validate large sets of financial information, including the use of formulas and lookup functions.
• Reconcile records and investigate discrepancies to help maintain reliable accounting and bank-related balances.
• Work closely with the Costing Manager during training and ongoing operations to ensure accounting processes are completed efficiently.
• Manage responsibilities in a paperless environment, keeping documentation organized and accessible for reporting and review.
• Contribute to system data updates and accounting support tasks within an AS400-based platform, with training provided as needed.• Experience in accounting support roles or a degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and purchase order processes.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, VLOOKUPs, conditional formatting, and data analysis.
• High attention to detail and the ability to work accurately with large volumes of changing numerical data.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively in a structured environment.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating well with a small team.
• Experience with invoice coding, bank reconciliations, QuickBooks, or similar accounting systems is preferred.