PART TIME Contract Junior Accountant:
Reporting to the VP of Finance & Accounting, the Junior Accountant will take full ownership of the accounts payable and accounts receivable function, which is critical to accurate and timely financial reporting.
What you'll do:
Accounts Payable
Enter/vouch all invoices on a daily basis with little to no errors and minimal oversight
Gather and record ACH information for vendors
Make and post payments (wires, ACH, checks) as needed
Accounts Receivable
Send all invoices to customers on a daily basis with little to no errors and minimal oversight
Complete deliverables from the AR aging meeting (Mondays) by end of day Monday. The deliverables are including but not limited to sending customer statements, initiating and communicating ACH pulls, and issuing credit memos
Mark all invoices as paid as needed on a daily basis
Issue invoices to customers for billables (expenses incurred by Downeast and shared with customers) on a monthly basis
Enter invoices from customers for billbacks (expenses incurred by the customer and shared with Downeast) on a daily basis
Depositing checks
Misc.
Answer emails from vendors/customers within 24 hours
Ad hoc analysis by request
Meet any agreed-to deadlines, raise issues as soon as they arise, and communicate as to the status on a timely basis
Who you are/what you have:
Impeccable attention to detail
Extremely organized and methodical (the type of person it pains when things are not in the right box)
A proactive communicator
Possess high integrity
Nice to have:
Pursuing an accounting degree
Experience with accounts receivable/accounts payable
Don’t check all the boxes? We know there’s no such thing as a perfect candidate, so if this is a role you feel passionate about we encourage you to apply!