A professional services firm in New York City is currently seeking a highly motivated professional to join their team and gain valuable experience as their new Accounting Associate. Responsibilities: The Accounting Associate will:
- Creating new vendors and recording vendor invoices in the general ledger as accounts payable
- Prepare payments (checks, ACH, wires) of vendor invoices and submit for review
- Recording cash movement transactions from financial institutions as well as purchase of assets and capital improvements
- Prepare journal entries for payroll, accruals and prepaid expenses
- Process credit card statements
- Handle the daily tracking and following up on transactions, including vendor maintenance
- Complete vendor, credit and other applications on behalf of clients
- Request completed W9 and NDA forms from vendors
- Process 1099s and collect invoices for annual sales tax return
- Perform ad hoc analysis and reporting, as needed
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of related Accounting experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
- Previous experience with Accounts Receivable / Payable, Journal Entries, and Bank Reconciliations and Data Entry
- Familiarity with Financial Statements
- Computer savvy and Data Entry skills
- Working knowledge of MS Dynamics, NetSuite, and/or SalesForce
- Strong proficiency in Excel (including Pivot Tables and V-Lookups)