Accountant I

Position Purpose: Responsible for end-to-end administration of the organization's accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, including payment processing, cash application, customer and vendor account maintenance, daily cash monitoring, and related accounting activities. This role ensures the accuracy, timeliness, and efficiency of cash, payable and receivable transactions, researches and resolves discrepancies, maintains supporting documentation, and contributes to continuous process improvement. The position serves as a key resource for operational accounting activities and regulatory reporting requirements.

Essential Functions:

Requirements 

Education: Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

Experience: Prior experience in accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable or cash management preferred but not required. Candidates with relevant coursework, internship experience, or demonstrated ability to learn accounting processes, systems, reconciliations, journal entries, and Microsoft Excel on the job will be considered.

Skills: 

• Ability to follow established procedures and accounting policies.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Basic understanding of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management processes.
• Familiarity with journal entries and basic reconciliations.
• Ability to organize work, ask questions, identify discrepancies and escalate issues when appropriate.
• Ability to meet deadlines for assigned tasks.
• Working knowledge of accounting and reporting systems, including (not limited to) Microsoft Excel (e.g. basic formulas; pivot tables).
• Demonstrates the ability to quickly learn new systems, tools, and processes; adapts effectively to changing technology environments.
• Basic understanding of internal controls and documentation requirements.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills.

Mental Demands: Performs a wide range of tasks as dictated by demands and changing conditions and is able to interpret data, problem solves and makes effective decisions with limited or incomplete information.  Must have the ability to focus on tasks for extended periods of time.  Must be flexible and have the ability to work with a variety of tasks and employees.  Ability to plan, organize, be detail and deadline oriented and maintain a high accuracy rate.

Physical Demands: Continuous sitting for extended periods of time, some standing, walking, bending and reaching.   Frequent use of fingers and hands to manipulate computer, telephone and other office equipment.