We are seeking a Client Accounting Services Associate that will be responsible for performing accounting assignments. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a basic understanding of business operations and accounting systems as well as a basic familiarity of accounting standards and tax concepts.
Responsibilities
- Accounts Payable: enter bills, match bills received to purchase orders and route for approval, pay bills, and reconcile vendor statements, including investigating and correcting any discrepancies
- Address vendor inquiries in a timely, positive and collaborative manner
- Set up new vendors and maintain vendor files to make sure information is complete and accurate, including obtaining W-9 documents
- Accounts Receivable: invoicing, applying payments against receivables account, reconciling customer balances, and sending collection emails
- Process payroll using third-party software
- Expense reporting: gather expense receipts, code expenses to appropriate account, reconcile receipts received to expense reports, and submit expense reports for processing
- Gather supporting documents (i.e. invoices and bills) and prepare simple month-end closing schedules for review
- Reconcile bank and credit card accounts
- Perform monthly close procedures
- Perform reconciliations and tie out period end trial balance
- Assist with preparation of work papers and journal entries for clients related to investments, insurance, property tax, professional expense, payroll and other items for accruals
- Assist with updating asset/depreciation schedules
- Prepare financial statements
- File monthly and quarterly sales tax reports
- Meet with clients on an as-needed basis
- Perform other administrative and accounting related duties as assigned
Education and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree or Certificate in Accounting
- 2 years of experience in a similar role
- Must be able to pass an accounting test administered as part of the interview
- Proficiency in Desktop QuickBooks, QuickBooks Online, Sage 50 (Peachtree), Xero, Accounting CS, etc.
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Experience with inventory and/or fixed assets accounting
- Understanding of accrual-basis accounting and GAAP preferred
- Experience with Excel at an intermediate level including understanding and ability to use pivot tables, V-Lookups, H-Lookups, If/then statements, etc.
- Experience in writing instructions for client tasks and company tasks that can be used as guidelines, checklists, training, etc. for clients and employees
Annual Base Pay Range in California: $70,000 to $80,000