Accounting Assistant

Enter data entry, correcting, processing, and reconciling wide variety of accounting data and documents

Essential Duties

• Manage outgoing bills/ invoices and incoming payments, establish accounts, and assign entries to the general ledger weekly
• Audit invoices against purchase orders, research discrepancies, and approve payment and invoicing
• Review data and documents for accurate entry and calculation
• Complete monthly closings, yearly closings, bank reconciliations, and internal audits
• Research and comply with company and governmental policies, procedures, and regulations
• Report to management about financial matters on a daily, monthly and yearly basis
• Answer and prepare data for internal and external clients as needed
• Research and process charge backs, returns, refunds, freight charges, cost of lost or damaged goods, bad checks, and similar items
• Support and follow through with plans for ISO and OSHA compliance
• Perform other miscellaneous duties within the office

Skills

• Must be proficient with accounting software (such as Quickbooks, Peachtree, etc)
• Must have knowledge of Windows, MS Office programs (Excel, Word)

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.  The employee must occasionaly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Minimum Qualifications

• A High School Diploma and 2-3 years experience in AR/AP or accounting related duty or a degree in accounting is required