Accounting Assistant - ASAP (Remote)

Outsourcing; United States; Remote; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking an Accounting Assistant to support our client’s accounting functions in cloud-based systems. The role ensures ledgers are current on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, including processing invoices and bank activity.

Additional duties include maintaining the general ledger with reconciliations, resolving discrepancies, and assisting the Accounting SME with ad-hoc reports and teamwork to reach department goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
• 2-3 years of accounting experience.
• CPA certification is a strong plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication; detail-oriented.
• Able to analyze financial records and prioritize.

Responsibilities

• Process sales and purchase invoices, bank transactions, and journals.
• Maintain a clean, up-to-date general ledger with reconciliations.
• Prepare ad-hoc management reports and assist the Accounting SME.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Independence

Time management

Proactiveness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

CPA certification preferred

Job description

In this role, the Accounting Assistant provides vital support to our client by performing overall accounting duties through processing the available financial information in the cloud-based accounting systems of the client. The Accounting Assistant ensures that the financial ledgers are up to date on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. This may include, but is not limited to, processing of sales and purchase invoices, bank transactions, reclassification journals for revenue, recurring, accrual, and payroll entries.

Aside from that, the Accounting Assistant provides assistance to the Accounting SME with maintaining a clean and updated general ledger, including account reconciliations and resolving of discrepancies. The Accounting Assistant also assists the Accounting SME and other team members where needed to accomplish the department goals, and to prepare ad-hoc reports to the management as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field of study
• 2-3 years of experience in Accounting
• CPA certification is a strong plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly detail-oriented
• Able to analyze financial records
• Self-motivated and independent
• Good time management skills; able to prioritize
• Self-driven and proactive nature.
• Highly driven and willingness to learn new tools and software.