EZ Messenger - Accounting Specialist

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Title: Accounting Specialist

Draft Date: 9-18-20

Modified Date: 9-23-20

Reports To: Jaci Powers

Department: Finance & Accounting

Compensation Range: $35k-$55k

Travel: <10%

Other: This is a full-time position

Market Research: The site Glass Door says this about an Accounting Specialist: An accounting specialist helps manage all forms of financial accounts within an organization. Accounting specialists keep accurate records of both accounts payable and accounts receivable, ensuring that invoices are paid where necessary, and that clients pay invoices as required. Depending on the size of the organization, accounting specialists may need to perform additional duties, such as preparing departmental reports and cost projections.

Purpose: The primary purpose of the position is to assist the VP of Finance & HR with daily, weekly and monthly financial related record keeping.

Key Skills and Experience: Comprehensive understanding of basic accounting principles, Moderate to Strong QuickBooks experience, Moderate to Strong Excel experience. Strong written and oral skills required. Must be a critical thinker with ability to problem solve and complete complex financial and accounting related review and reconciliation.

Job Duties Details:

• Enter accounts payable and process for payment approval

• Review daily positive pay process with the bank for fraud and risk management

• Process weekly cleared checks which includes import into proprietary application

• Monitor various bank accounts to prevent overdraft and fraud

• Assist in and perform account reconciliations

• Assist in and perform credit card reconciliations for key customers

• Monthly Credit Card and Bank Account Reconciliations

• Assist in Month End Closing

• Process incoming mail

• All other duties as assigned

Cross trained in the following areas:

• Post daily payments from customers, highly transactional and high volume

• Void checks, high priority due to operational impact

• Assist billing team and billing processes to ensure prompt revenue generation

• Prepare and deliver custom billing requirements to key customers

• Review and resolve timely customer billing and payment application disputes

• Payroll Processing and New Employee Orientation

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