Junior Accountant: AP & Invoicing with Month-End Support

Beacon Hill; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hill in New York is seeking a Junior Accountant to support day-to-day accounts payable operations and assist with purchase order processing, reconciliations, and month-end close. The role targets individuals with 2+ years of accounting or AP experience and offers exposure to payroll accounting activities.

You will handle vendor invoices, matching, and payment runs while responding to inquiries and contributing to general accounting tasks within a growing company environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of accounting or accounts payable experience.
• Experience with AP processes including vendor invoicing and approvals.
• Familiarity with purchase orders and PO matching.
• Knowledge of month-end close and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Assist with cleanup of outstanding and aged accounts payable and PO items.
• Process vendor invoices with proper coding, approvals, and posting.
• Prepare and process weekly vendor payments and resolve payment exceptions.
• Process purchase orders and perform invoice-to-PO matching.
• Research and resolve invoice, vendor, payment, and PO discrepancies.
• Prepare balance sheet and GL account reconciliations.
• Support month-end close activities and clear reconciling items.
• Respond to vendor and employee questions regarding invoices, payments, reimbursements, and expenses.
• Review and process employee expense reports and corporate card transactions.
• Assist with payroll accounting activities, including payroll-related journal entries.

Skills

Accounts payable

Vendor invoices

Month-end close

General accounting

Job description

Beacon Hill in New York is seeking a Junior Accountant to support day-to-day accounts payable operations and assist with purchase order processing, reconciliations, and month-end close. The role targets individuals with 2+ years of accounting or AP experience and offers exposure to payroll accounting activities.

You will handle vendor invoices, matching, and payment runs while responding to inquiries and contributing to general accounting tasks within a growing company environment.