Accounting Assistant

Accounting Assistant – Madison Heights, MI

Are you ready to kickstart your career in accounting? Ionbond is on the lookout for a vibrant Accounting Assistant to join our team! In this role, you'll get hands-on experience and have the chance to showcase your exceptional skills in a variety of accounting tasks. This role will be key in assisting our team with processing vendor invoices, providing valuable support for customer credit and collections, and collaborating closely with our regional accounting team to tackle exciting challenges across our multi-state operations. If you're someone who loves learning new things quickly, approaches tasks with a can-do attitude, and isn't afraid to dive deep into the details to ensure everything runs smoothly, then this opportunity is perfect for you! This position is based out of our Madison Heights office, reporting to the Financial Controller.

Ionbond – The Surface Engineers™

Ionbond is a global, yet local acting, company where we work in a technical innovative environment. Our employees make a difference for companies in medical, automotive, aerospace, and decorative industries with providing thin-film coating services. We operate over 30 coating centers in 15 countries over 3 continents. Our coatings are used to improve durability, quality, functionality, efficiency and aesthetics of tools and components. Ionbond is a global leader in PVD, CVD and PACVD coating technologies.

What defines this job?

• Provide support for regional accounting functions, handling tasks such as processing vendor invoices, disbursement filing, and ensuring accuracy in A/P invoice matching and filing.
• Perform data entry tasks encompassing a wide variety of financial transactions, including cash receipts, credit card payments, daily invoicing/credits, new customer set-up, credit increases, etc.
• Manage incoming mail, faxes, and checks received by the department while maintaining meticulous record-keeping and filing systems.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing procedures with accuracy, while also engaging in ad hoc projects that involve report financial data to journals and ledgers, ensuring compliance.
• See to the proper coding of documents that require knowledge in determining the proper classification of expenditure codes and accounting code.
• Analyze transaction information to identify refunds, delinquent accounts, and insufficient payments.
• Other duties as assigned.

What do we offer?

Our employees are our single most valuable assets! We offer you a place to work with international and local growth opportunities etc.

• Diverse work environment where we embrace teamwork and innovation that drives us towards new applications and customer service excellence
• Competitive compensation package; salary based on experience and educational credentials
• Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits with affordable premiums and annual deductibles
• Flexible spending accounts (medical and dependent care)
• Life insurance
• Short-term & long-term disability
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401k Safe Harbor Retirement Account plus company match
• International and local growth opportunities
• Hybrid work opportunities

What do we ask?

High school diploma required; Associate-level education or relevant work experience preferred. Knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics, Navision preferred.) Strong familiarity with Basic Bookkeeping, including knowledge of A/P & A/R. General experience with Data Entry and general accounting tasks. Knowledge of business English with the ability to write in complete sentences using appropriate words, correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Ability to devise or modify methods or processes to solve specific problems and ability to manage multiple projects and work under time pressures to meet established deadlines. Must be able to pass a criminal/credit background check and drug screen/fit-for-duty physical exam. Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• AP/AR: 1 year (Preferred)
• Data Entry/General Accounting: 1 year (Preferred)
• ERP systems: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person