Accounts Payable Assistant

The Accounts Payable Assistant is responsible for performing monetary, accounting, clerical, and administrative duties.

Responsibilities:

• Provides support to the company's accounting unit.
• Confirms federal identity numbers.
• Obtains and validates invoices.
• Makes Journal Entries.
• Analyzes and reconciles accounts.
• Prepares financials - Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, Cash Flow reports.
• Manages Accounts Payable by batching, matching, coding, etc.
• Posts Accounts Receivables.
• Schedules and prepares checks for disbursement.
• Ensures credit is received for outstanding bills.
• Issues stop-payments or purchase order amendments.
• Performs banking functions, online (and potentially in-person visits).
• Monitors all accounts.
• Assists supervisor (and/or CPA).
• Assists with audits.
• All other duties as required.

• Knowledgeable, tactful and confidential communicator with vendors, clients and internal staff.
• Analytical skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Mathematical aptitude.
• Able to multi-task.
• Able to work independently.

Education/Training:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, preferred. Will consider undergraduate working towards Accounting degree.
• Computer proficiency with MS Office Suite, particularly Excel and spreadsheets.