Associate, Accounting Job Description
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Associate, Accounting Examples
Associate, Accounting Job Description
- Assist in periodic financial reporting
- Act as a liaison with internal tax team
- Day to Day Operational Duties
- Code, review, and electronically route invoices
- Prepare cash disbursements and adjust journal entries
- Review business transactions for proper supporting documentation
- Process and match invoices to corresponding purchase orders
- Contribute to the month-end close and account reconciliations
- Assist with audit schedules and vendor inquiries
- Maintains detailed record of all transactions, including debt, equity, LP and other investments, capital structure changes resulting from issuance of debt and other classes of economic interests
- Reconciles all assigned bank accounts to the corresponding general ledger cash accounts on a monthly basis
- Assisting in preparation of the firm’s 10-Q, 10-K and Proxy SEC filings
- Preparation of month-end and year-end closings
- Ownership of certain subsidiary books and record keeping
- Preparation of monthly and quarterly variance analysis
- Implementation of new policies and procedures
Associate, Accounting Job Description
- Review and consolidate invoices from internal service providers and submit invoices to client
- Administer payroll for more than 100 employees
- Manage reporting on compensation related analysis
- Maintain and record accounting records
- Prepare rent tax returns
- Assist in year-end budgeting process for both New York and London offices
- Responsible for the monthly revenue reconciliation ensure accurate recognition of revenue in compliance with contract terms
- Responsible for the timely and accurate recognition of revenue in compliance with contract terms, submit proper billing invoices to client along with supporting documentation
- Prepare and submit monthly billings and reconciliations to client and answer any inquiries associated with submission
- Responsible for the administration of P-cards, inclusive of securing proper approvals, reviewing applications, reporting and follow-up
- Cash management to include, check runs, special handling, voids, re-classes, refunds, voids, res-issue, wire transfers
- Provide reconciliation packages to accounting service center as required
- Successful candidates will possess or in the process of receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting – or 1 to 2 years’ experience in Accounting, including a minimum of 2 internships
- Ability to interact effectively with all levels of personnel and a focus on internal “customer” satisfaction
- Excellent general accounting skills required and knowledge of US GAAP
- Preparation and recording of month-end journal entries and maintaining subsidiary ledger accounts for stock-based compensation
Associate, Accounting Job Description
- Ensuring department activities are complete, timely, executed and properly documented
- These activities include, but are not limited to
- OVendor set-up and maintenance, procurement support, invoice validation, processing and payment, ACH batch creation, travel & expense audit and reimbursement, rush and same-day check requests, spend analysis, month end and other periodic reconciliation, analysis and reporting, and other activities in response to current and future business needs
- Ensure only approved payments to approved vendors, for valid expenditures are paid via the appropriate method after all internal controls have been completed
- Handle inquiries from vendors and other third parties in a timely matter and appropriately resolved
- Process various types of accounts payable transactions including data entry of vendor invoices, expense reports, manual and emergency check requests, wires
- Initiate financial transactions for several administrative programs
- Monitor and follow up on transactions with internal and external vendors, DAPER administrators and staff, University accounts payable, travel and reimbursement, procurement, to ensure all transactions are fully completed in a timely manner
- Resolve problems with vendors, staff and administrators, central University units
- Serve as the custodian and verifier of department Purchasing Cards (P-Card) and Travel Cards
- Strong attention to detail and the initiative to resolve problems
- Extensive data entry experience preferred
- Associates degree in Accounting/Finance or related field required ( BS/BA Accounting degrees preferred)
- 1-3+ years of experience providing accounting and financial or tax services
- Knowledge of accounting policies, practices and systems, , spreadsheet applications
- A bachelor’s or associate’s degree
Associate, Accounting Job Description
- Calculate and process weekly/bi-weekly/monthly billing invoices
- Receive and apply customer payments
- Research and timely resolution of Customer invoice discrepancies
- Timely preparation of consolidated accounts receivable aging on a weekly basis
- Assist with scale-house scheduling conflicts and ticketing issues
- Regular communication with customers to ensure timely payment of all invoices
- Assist with periodic bad debt reserve analysis
- You will perform accounting functions such as compiling, sorting, and verifying documents (bills, invoices and vouchers)
- You will support in the preparation and posting of recurring, standard, monthly journal entries
- You will help compiling segments of monthly closings, annual reports
- 1 or more years’ experience in a high volume, multi-location, multi-currency accounting department is ideal, but not required
- Candidate must possess at least a Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent
- Highest sense of responsibility & personal integrity
- Perform close related ledger tasks, accruals, provisions, journals postings
- Maintain ledger categories/chart of accounts as a regular part of daily work
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Accounting or Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience • At least 2 years of relevant experience, supervisory experience in multinational company preferred, certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
Associate, Accounting Job Description
- Ability to work autonomously and under strict or tight deadlines
- Assist with internal departmental reporting requirements such as audit schedules, tax schedules
- Non-Op JIBs - coding, processing, and tracking monthly
- Revenue netted Non-Op expenses - processing associated entries
- Walk-in-Cash - record daily entries for LOE/Capital and prepare monthly claims report
- Debit pay - reconciliation and entries to clear balances related to Non-Op JIBs
- Preparing monthly account reconciliations and metrics
- Review, prepare, and handle responses for inquiries both internal (Accounting management, Treasury, Operations, JV Audit) and external (Operator)
- Take part and assume responsibility for the preparation/review of sections of the periodic SEC filings
- Produce financial statements and support for Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) in the 10-Q/K
- Must be self-motivated with the ability to accomplish goals with little to no supervision
- Possesses a positive work attitude and willingness to learn and grow in the position
- Must be dependable and able to act with discretion maintaining strict levels of confidentiality
- Ability to challenge status quo and enforce adherence to documented policies and procedures
- General knowledge of Internet navigation and research, email, fax transmissions, phone communication, and copy equipment
- Ability to data-input rapidly and with accuracy, and ability to self-review work