Client Accountant Specialist

MAI Capital Management; Marriottsville (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MAI Capital Management in Marriottsville, MD is looking for an Accounting professional to join their Client Accounting team. This role involves maintaining accurate general ledgers, processing client invoices, running check processes, and supporting the team with financial reporting. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in business or accounting, along with strong knowledge of accounting principles and excellent organizational and communication skills. The role offers a dynamic team environment, requiring attention to detail and flexibility to changing demands.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of accounting principles, financial analysis, and reporting standards.
• Refined computer skills and the ability to process information efficiently.
• Must be flexible to changing client and company needs.

Responsibilities

• Compile, sort and classify client invoices.
• Process daily check runs and verify accuracy.
• Monitor client credit card statements online.
• Review peer financial statements for accuracy.
• Collect and record customer invoices and fees.
• Investigate and correct errors upon customers’ request.
• Compare monthly bank accounts and reconcile discrepancies.

Skills

Accounting principles

Financial analysis

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or accounting

Job description

The Client Accounting team provides outstanding service to our clients and advisors by maintaining accurate, complete, and up to date general ledgers for a number of clients. This position involves entering and maintaining data in our bill pay software, providing support to the Client Accounting Team and providing stellar service to our internal partners.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Compile, sort and classify client invoices according to team guidelines, scan invoices to the clients account in the bill pay software.
• Process daily check runs by comparing data with source documents to verify accuracy and distributing checks to team or mail to vendor.
• Monitor client credit card statements online, verify payments have been made and provide team with statements as needed.
• Review peer financial statements for accuracy, provide feedback when necessary.
• Collect and record customer invoices, deposits, withdrawals and fees in bill pay software. Review all entries for accuracy, compile monthly and quarterly reports for Wealth Management team.
• Investigate and correct errors upon customers’ request.
• Compare monthly bank accounts with canceled checks and reconcile discrepancies. Investigate outstanding checks and take corrective action.
• Contributes to cross-functional initiatives and takes on additional responsibilities to support evolving business objectives.

EXPERIENCE/CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor’s degree in business or accounting preferred.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, financial analysis, and reporting standards.

COMPETENCIES

• Thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic team-based, collaborative environment, and works well with others to resolve conflicts.
• Refined computer skills and the ability to process information in an efficient and timely manner.
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be flexible to our changing client and company needs.
• Time management and critical thinking skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Maintains absolute confidentiality of client information and safeguards client and company data; maintains high ethical standard in all practices.