Accounting Assistant (Remote)

Zohorecruit; United States; Remote; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking an Accounting Assistant to provide essential accounting support for our client using cloud-based systems. You will ensure ledgers are up to date daily, weekly, and monthly, processing invoices, bank transactions, and journals as needed.

You will also participate in month-end close, assist with reconciliations, and generate ad-hoc reports for management. Strong accounting fundamentals and proactive, independent work style are valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
• 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.
• Willing to learn new tools and software.

Responsibilities

• Process sales and purchase invoices, bank transactions, and reclassification journals for revenue, recurring, accrual, and payroll entries.
• Participate in the month-end close process and support timely, accurate close tasks.
• Maintain a clean and updated general ledger, including reconciliations and discrepancy resolution.
• Assist Operations Leadership and Accounting SME to achieve department goals.
• Prepare ad-hoc reports for management as needed.

Skills

Strong communication

Detail oriented

Financial analysis

Time management

Self-motivated

Independent

Proactive

Willing to learn

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA certification (preferred)

Tools

(none)

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 participates in the month end close process, ensuring timely and accurate execution of the assigned month end close tasks, provides assistance to the client & leadership team with maintaining a clean and updated general ledger, including account reconciliations and resolving of discrepancies. The Accounting Assistant also assists the Operations Leadership team, including the Accounting SME and Operations Management, and/or 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
• 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.