Junior Accountant

SUMMARY

The Junior Accountant is primarily responsible for processing the business's day-to-day financial transactions, including sales, A/R, A/P, and cash disbursements. This individual is also responsible for assisting with the preparation of certain month-end closing entries and supporting overall departmental objectives for the month-end closing. This position works closely with the customer support team on day-to-day operations as needed.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Manage day-to-day accounting responsibilities including but not limited to:
   • Research and respond to vendor and internal inquiries
   • Record transactions in recycling management software for billing and reporting
   • Responsible for updating and maintaining monthly market pricing
   • Verify the accuracy of vendor invoices, including applying pricing and other charges, and confirm the correct general ledger account codes are used in the accounting software suite
   • Ensure invoices for purchases and services are paid in accordance with vendor terms, have proper authorization and backup for review
   • Generate A/P live check payments and ACH batches
   • Prepare, reconcile, and send monthly vendor statements
2. Assist with monthly financial closing process
3. Provide support and backup to customer service as needed
4. Process and maintain accounts payable documentation, general ledger journal entries, and other miscellaneous filings
5. Special projects and assignments as business dictates
6. Responsible for the maintenance, creation and control of all personally identifiable information or any other information protected by any Confidentiality or Privacy Standards or Company Policies that you have access or knowledge of, including but not limited to any state or federal regulations including HIPPA.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES N/A

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Associates or Bachelor Degree in Accounting or Finance and/or a minimum of two years of business/accounting experience
• Knowledge of accounting practices
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite
• Possess the ability to problem solve by interpreting and applying information to various situations
• Ability to thrive in a complex and fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Accurate, organized, with precise attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task
• Excellent time management, ability to prioritize
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to handle or feel
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This job operates in a professional office environment
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS N/A

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.