Accounting Associate

Clear Rate; Troy (MI); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an entry-level accountant to handle accounts payable and receivable tasks, reconciliations, and financial reporting. With a Bachelor's degree in accounting and 0-2 years of experience, you will be part of a flexible work culture offering robust benefits, including a 401(k) matching plan and paid time off.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Short & Long-term disability

Term life insurance

HSA

401(k) with 8% match

Paid Time Off

Sick Time

Paid Holidays

Birthday Off

10 Year Trip

Phone/DSL service credit

Book Program

Access to building 24/7 gym and other amenities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related discipline.
• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
• 0-2 years of experience in accounting roles.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounts payable and receivable tasks.
• Enter and reconcile journal entries and customer accounts.
• Assist in audits and maintain financial documentation.

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Customer orientation

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related discipline

Tools

QuickBooks

Rev.io

Excel

Job description

Job Overview

This position is responsible for performing regular accounting tasks as well as special projects as assigned. Duties include accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, reconciliation of accounts, and maintaining journal entries. Also, prepares statements of accounts, reports, and other documents.

Responsibilities

• Enter journal entries and resolve billing/payment discrepancies
• Post checks and ACH payments received. Also record returned payments
• Enter and distribute invoices for approval
• Create invoices and update customer accounts
• Investigate and resolve customer underpayments/disputes
• Analyze customer refund checks
• Code and enter all vendor invoices and credit card transactions into accounting software
• Ensure timely disbursement of funds
• Reconcile all bank accounts and contact proper bank personnel to correct errors
• Book journal entries and assist in maintaining general ledger accounts and associated work papers related to monthly financial close
• Execute monthly and quarterly audits
• Compile information and prepare spreadsheets to assist the controller in financial statement preparation
• Create various analyses on an ad hoc basis
• Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Utilize programs such as QuickBooks, Rev.io, and Excel to complete tasks

Qualifications/Experience

• Education
• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related discipline
• Experience
• 0-2 years
• Knowledge
• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices and the reporting of financial data
• Knowledge of Excel, QuickBooks, and Rev.io
• Skills
• Time management and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong customer orientation
• Commitment to company values
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Abilities
• Mathematical reasoning
• Oral and written comprehension
• Inductive/deductive reasoning

Competencies

• Analytical Thinking
• Conceptual Thinking
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Problem Solving
• Setting Priorities & Managing Time

Why Clear Rate?

Clear Rate (CR) is a trusted, innovative technology company serving over 30,000 residential and business customers throughout the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, nationwide, and in Canada. We provide the latest dependable services with telecommunications solutions including fiber internet, hosted voice, cloud, and managed IT services tailored to the needs of our residential and business clients such as police departments, fire departments, school districts, colleges, city and county governments, hospitals, banks, credit unions, hotels, manufacturing facilities, car dealerships, and Tier 1 automotive suppliers.

Clear Rate offers a flexible work culture, incentives, and excellent benefits such as:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Short & Long-term disability
• Term life insurance
• HSA
• 401(k) with 8% match
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• Birthday Off
• 10 Year Trip
• Phone/DSL service credit
• Book Program
• Access to building 24/7 gym and other amenities

Salary: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour