Accounting Administrator

The Haskell Company; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Haskell Company is seeking an Accounting Administrator to provide data entry and essential accounting support. You will perform recurring tasks such as posting transactions, reconciling accounts, and preparing financial data for management review.

Two-year degree in business or accounting is required. Strong MS Word/Excel skills and attention to detail are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of accounting and auditing procedures.
• Knowledge of construction industry procedures related to accounting practices.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a team player.
• Proficiency with MS Word and Excel applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Posts financial transactions to manual and/or automated accounting systems; balances and reconciles accounts.
• Compiles and prepares statistical and/or fiscal reports to meet management information needs.
• Responds to inquiries and explains procedures to operational employees.
• Maintains automated and manual files for financial data storage and retrieval.
• Performs general administrative tasks to support department operations.
• Audits information for accuracy in the financial accounting system.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Auditing procedures

Interpersonal skills

Written and verbal communication

Excel

MS Word

Education

Two-year business/accounting degree

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

Job Description

At Haskell, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a nationally recognized Top Workplace where diverse perspectives and inclusive thinking drive stronger outcomes. Whether you’re starting out, growing your expertise, or leading the way, you’ll find a culture grounded in trust, driven by excellence, and built to support your goals. Here, you’ll have the opportunity, flexibility, and sense of belonging to grow your career your way—while making a real impact.

Scope of Position

The Accounting Administrator provides data entry and administrative support. You will perform regular and recurring accounting duties such as calculating, posting, verifying, preparing financial data and reconciling accounts while working cooperatively and effectively with the public and other employees.

Job Responsibilities

• Posts financial transactions to manual and/or automated accounting systems, examines accounts for, and corrects posting errors; adjusts, balances and reconciles accounts
• Researches, compiles, computes and prepares statistical and/or fiscal reports and services to meet management information needs.
• Receives and responds to inquiries and complaints from operational employees, researches account records; provides explanation of procedures and processes.
• Maintains automated, as well as manual files for financial data storage and retrieval.
• Inputs information in automated system; balances input data against reports; responds to inquiries concerning processes.
• Audits information to ensure the accuracy of data entered into the financial accounting system
• Performs a variety of general tasks; operates typewriters, personal computers, copiers and other office equipment; composes routine correspondence and/or prepares notices/forms of action taken; performs administrative tasks in support of department operations
• Copies, compiles, collates, transcribes, files, or posts data and/or information following a schema or plan for the purpose of recording, referencing, describing, or reporting information for work assignments; records, files, enters and/or stores data

Education/Experience

• Two-year business/accounting degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, License, Certifications Etc.

• Basic understanding of accounting and auditing procedures and techniques.
• Knowledge of construction industry procedures related to accounting practices.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a team player.
• Proficiency with MS Word and Excel applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Environmental Factors and/or Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, this position is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application/form information. The associate frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.

Haskell will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

Haskell is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals withDisabilities) and Drug-Free Workplace.