Accounting Specialist II — Growth & Impact

HMSHost; Kahului (HI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Meal and Transportation Benefits

401(k) retirement plan with company/ 1

Job summary

HMSHost in Kahului, Hawaii is seeking an Accounting Specialist II to handle various clerical accounting tasks across general accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll. The role reports to the Operations Controller or Staff Accountant and includes bank reconciliations and department administration.

Essential duties include maintaining logs, preparing financial reports for the corporate office, and processing payroll and invoices, with a strong emphasis on cash handling and

Qualifications

• Requires an Associate’s degree; Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• Requires a minimum of 3 years payroll and/or clerical accounting experience.
• Demonstrates the ability to interact with the public and coworkers in a friendly, enthusiastic and outgoing manner.
• Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with customers.
• Requires basic keyboarding or other repetitive motions.

Responsibilities

• Maintains logs and ledgers to facilitate period close.
• Assists the management team in preparing financial reports, records, and bills for the Corporate office.
• Facilitates accounts receivable functions such as preparing daily cash and sales envelopes, creating and distributing over/short notices, and auditing daily vouchers and voids.
• Facilitates accounts payable functions such as checking and processing invoices, and researching discrepancies and unpaid invoices.
• Facilitates payroll functions such as processing bi-weekly payroll, reviewing payroll registers, and processing draft check requests.
• Acts as the local expert in all areas of cash handling; conducts department cash audits and tracks cashier audits and blind drop audits.
• Evaluates reports and audits.
• Utilizes exception based reporting tools to identify control deficiencies and enacts procedures to minimize losses.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Keyboarding

Education

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

HMSHost in Kahului, Hawaii is seeking an Accounting Specialist II to handle various clerical accounting tasks across general accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll. The role reports to the Operations Controller or Staff Accountant and includes bank reconciliations and department administration.

Essential duties include maintaining logs, preparing financial reports for the corporate office, and processing payroll and invoices, with a strong emphasis on cash handling and