Accounting Assistant

About the role

The Accounting Assistant will join the Support Team for Distributor Operations and will be responsible for performing accounting tasks.

Key responsibilities

• Use Quickbooks and Excel software for all accounting related tasks
• Calculate and prepare checks for accounts payables including payments to suppliers, utilities, taxes, and other payments
• Post accounts receivable payments and collections in Quickbooks
• Run weekly and monthly reports needed for financial reporting
• Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes
• Perform routine audit to ensure accuracy of billings and collections
• Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records
• Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence
• Prepare purchase orders and expense reports
• Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts
• Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers