Accounting Assistant - Creative Financial Staffing

Accounting Assistant
CFS has partnered with a leading organization in the financial services sector. They are looking for a dedicated Accounting Assistant to help guide their team to success.

About the Company and Accounting Assistant Role:

• High-pedigree manager/director who wants to invest the time into grooming this person to take on additional responsibilities and give clear path to Senior Accountant couple of years
• Entrepreneurial environment at a stable, privately held company that has been in business for over 30 years and continues to grow
• Position is open due to company growth, volume has doubled
• Ability to be involved in multiple aspects of the company and exposure to different projects and initiatives

Responsibilities of the Accounting Assistant:

• Assist in Payroll preparation and mid-volume processing
• Reconciliations
• Assist in collections and AR aging schedules
• Review vendor invoices and create payables documents within the AP subledger
• Reconcile and analyze the GL through completing balance sheet and income statement account reconciliations
• Assist the Accounting team in preparation of monthly and quarterly financial statements
• Prepare and post journal entries (accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, etc.)

Qualifications of the Accounting Assistant:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years of Accounting experience
• Very efficient in Excel (able to create formulas and pivot tables)
• Candidates need to be highly motivated, adaptable, and able to communicate efficiently
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills