Accounting Specialist - Cincinnati, OH

Barnes Dennig; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes Dennig Internal Financial Services is seeking an Accounting Specialist in Cincinnati to support daily, monthly, and annual accounting processes with accuracy and confidentiality.

You will generate financial reports, maintain ledgers and journals, monitor bank activities and credit card transactions, and assist with month-end close while partnering with internal clients and the Finance Team to resolve discrepancies and improve processes.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working with internal financial information and reporting in a fast-paced environment.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of basic accounting principles with impeccable attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; experience with online banking software applications.
• Interacting with clients, coworkers, and leadership teams in a positive and professional manner; communicating effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assist in daily, monthly, and annual internal accounting activities.
• Generate financial reports and maintain ledgers, journals, invoices, and receipts.
• Monitor credit card transactions and bank account activities; assist in reconciliations.
• Perform month-end close tasks and prepare month-end reports; resolve discrepancies.
• Collaborate with Internal Financial Services and internal clients while maintaining confidentiality.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Analytical thinking

Multi-tasking

Team collaboration

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Online banking software

Job description

Barnes Dennig Internal Financial Services – Accounting Specialist

Build a Brighter Future – Together, with Barnes Dennig Internal Financial Services. Barnes Dennig Internal Financial Services helps power the firm’s success by playing an integral part in delivering complete, accurate, consistent, timely and insightful internal financial information helping Barnes Dennig operate efficiently and effectively.

The Accounting Specialist plays a vital role in collaborating with the Internal Finance Team as a detail-oriented and driven colleague contributing to the diverse day-to-day activities within the internal finance function. The Accounting Specialist position offers a unique variety of opportunities to add value by working in both, a dynamic team environment and independently, while displaying accuracy and efficiencies with firm financial information ensuring the daily operations of the firm’s financial function runs smoothly.

As an Accounting Specialist, you will immediately begin assisting in performing an array of internal accounting functions to include daily, monthly, and annual activities, such as generating financial reports, maintaining accurate and complete records, including ledgers, journals, invoices, and receipts, monitoring credit card transactions, bank accounts activities and miscellaneous charges, assist in monthly reconciliation, month-end reports and projects, and resolving any discrepancies identified.

As part of the Internal Financial Services team, you will be expected to produce work at a high level in a fast-paced environment as you meet deadlines and customer expectations focused on accuracy, confidentiality and quality, while being responsible for maintaining general firm accounting information as you interact with internal clients on questions and issues, along with performing additional tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School diploma: Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred
• Relevant work experience such as: 2+ years of experience working with internal financial information and reporting in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated understanding of basic accounting principles with impeccable attention to detail
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve basic accounting issues efficiently and successfully
• Proficiency with the use of technology to include advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and experience with online banking software applications
• Highly effective skillset as it relates to: Interacting with clients, coworkers, and leadership teams in a positive and professional manner; building strong relationships and networks, customer service, dependability, verbal and written communication, presentation, listening and confidentiality.
• Ability to: interact with all levels inside the organization, take initiative, anticipate problems and formulate resolutions, exercise good judgment/decision making, prioritize and multi-task, work independently, work effectively in a fast-paced environment, travel occasionally between offices, work nights/weekends as needed.

As one of the leading Certified Public Accounting and business consulting firms in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, serving closely held, growth-driven companies to achieve financial success with innovative ideas, personal attention and global resources, Barnes Dennig offers a strong compensation and benefits program, top technical leadership training, a mentor program, an Emerging Professional's network, a Women’s Initiative, a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, along with driving many philanthropic ventures, including an annual community outreach day, etc.

Known for being a unique firm, we have received numerous awards and recognition for our culture, talent, and service, including being named a Top Workplace, a Best Places to Work and an recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Award for workplace flexibility.

Barnes Dennig is an equal opportunity employer with policies designed to ensure equal opportunities in recruitment, employment, promotion, compensation, training, and development without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion or creed, disability, national origin, or any other protected status.