Accounting Assistant Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Accounting Assistant to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Processing inventory transactions and adjustments;
- Proactively communicate on a daily basis to ensure issues and workflow priorities remain on target;
- Assist with accountant in the preparation/maintenance of financial reports associated with the project;
- Reconciling bank and credit card accounts;
- Create monthly sales management sheets to submit to Japan Head Office;
- A/P invoice matching and filing;
- Contact accountant and create trial balance;
- Execute additional tasks as needed;
- Recording clients’ petty cash transactions in the petty cash journal;
- Handle reconciliation of credit card charges and payments;
- Comprehensive knowledge of Accounting Office with the ability to address issues in a friendly learning environment;
- Print, batch, scan, and distribute various invoices and/or checks;
- Assist with communication to carriers;
- Ongoing interaction with our clients helping to manage the flow of requested information;
- Set invoices up for payment.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree;
- Have own transportation to commute;
- Basic Excel required;
- Associate degree or above;
- 50+ WPS typing speed;
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills experience desired;
- Strong knowledge of bookkeeping concepts;
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance;
- Apart from religious observations, must be able to work Monday-Friday 40 hours/ work week;
- Must be authorized to work in the United States and not require work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future;
- Ongoing interaction with our clients helping to manage the flow of requested information;
- Experience managing business paperwork and accounting for a large company;
- Account Payable processes: 2 years;
- Accounting support including preparation of financial statements and general journal entries;
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, high change environment.