Junior Accountant

This is a developmental position perfect for Junior Accountants with a passion to grow their career. This position will be covering AP during the duration of maternity leave. From there, It will grow into an accountant position as well as be part of the accounting team, and assist in all areas as needed. The preferred candidate will have accounting education and experience, and willing to be trained in AP. 

Overview:

Assists in maintaining financial records and ensuring that financial transactions are properly recorded. Processes invoices. Performs inventory and insurance costing and accounting for transportation expenses. Performs other assignments, projects and tasks as assigned by management. Analyzes accounts payable transactions to ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies. Maintains and reconciles accounts payable ledger and prepares management reports. Performs other responsibilities and task when asked by management.

Responsibilities

Accounting Duties:

• Prepares journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Assists in ensuring the accuracy of entries to ledger accounts and reconciles and maintains fixed asset listings, prepares monthly depreciation and assists in the annual fixed asset physical count.
• Verify pricing on steel invoices to purchase orders in system, researching any variances.
• Review and approve payables in the system (Stratix) for scheduled vendor check runs based on Authorization Matrix.
• Prepare month end AP accruals and report on AP aging monthly.
• Assist with audit preparations and processes to ensure compliance.
• Assist with bank reconciliations with supporting documentation and journal entries
• Prepare and monitor cashflows on a weekly basis
• Investigate disputed or questionable invoices from suppliers.
• Prepare related company billings for rent, property tax, or others as required
• Assist Controller as necessary

AP  related duties:

• Reviews all statements from vendors for accuracy and missing documentation.
• Monitors vendor payment agreements to find discounts to reduce payment amounts.
• Review and submit new vendors setup packages.
• Assist employees and vendors by answering questions related to accounts, procedures, and services.
• Reviews vendor statements for accuracy. Codes invoices for data input.
• Prepares month end AP accruals, reviews AP aging monthly and process AP to ensure bills are approved and paid.
• Verify pricing on steel invoices to purchase orders in system, researching any variances.
• Process checks which include printing, matching backup, presenting to signers for review/signature, mailing checks and initiating wire/ACH transfers, bill payments

Inventory Duties:

• Manages and tracks aged inventory, performs inventory adjustments, works with inventory reserves, answers enquiries.
• Coordinate, lead and reconcile offsite and onsite inventory counts.

Qualifications

• Accounting education and experience 

• Excellent attention to detail

• Ability to multi task in a fast paced environment.

Experience & Education:

• Associates degree or its equivalent in experience plus 1 – 3 years prior experience in a high-volume processing area is needed.