Temporary Accountant

Job Overview 

The accountant will be responsible to perform duties such as analyzing a variety of accounting data to assist in the application of financial data and information to management, completing the functions of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and General Ledger Transactions, Auditing data to ensure accuracy, and completing accurate and timely reporting of financial data, and other related work.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited, to the following:
- Reconcile general ledger accounts and perform month-end closing procedures.

- Prepare journal entries in accordance with GAAP into departments accounting software system to produce financial accounting reports.
- Analyze receipts and expenditures for approvals and general ledger account postings to ensure accuracy.
- Prepare and perform external financial and internal management reports.
- Enters data for accounts payable using accounting software system ensuring accuracy and timeliness of payments and following the guidelines set forth by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the State Administrative Manual (SAM).
- Prepares and/or review accounts payable invoices using an accounting software system, for contracts, purchase orders to ensure timeliness, accuracy, and compliance with GAAP and SAM.
- Processes checks, payments, and accompanying documents in the accounting software system in accordance with established procedures to meet weekly and monthly deadlines.
- Reviews and interprets payment provisions of administrative contracts, amendments, revisions, purchase orders, and service orders for proper payment processing using Excel, accounting software and ensures compliance with organization policies.
- Reviews and analyzes vendor accounts in the accounting software system for payments and balances.
- Processes accounts receivables and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
- Performs day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting, and recording accounting data.
- Prepares bills, invoices, and bank deposits and/or audits them for mathematical discrepancies.
- Enters data for accounts receivable using accounting software system ensuring accuracy and timeliness of payments and following the guidelines set forth by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the State Administrative Manual (SAM).
- Maintains and ensures the accuracy of the data in the Company's Accounting system.
- Performs other duties as directed, requested, or assigned.

Qualifications
- Excellent customer service, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Detail-oriented and quick learner.
- Ability to work with others.
- Minimum of 1-year accounting experience.
- Associate's degree or higher experience

Working Conditions
The work environment is primarily performed in a standard office with artificial light and climate control. Work activities involve working in an office setting; sitting for prolonged periods of time; bending neck in an upward and downward flexion and side-to-side turning of neck; pushing and pulling file drawers; moving bank boxes up to 25 pounds; and operating standard office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine finger dexterity and fine coordination including the use of a computer keyboard, mouse, calculators, telephone, and radio. Work activities involve the abilities to verbally communicate and hear to express and exchange information, see to perform assigned tasks, and read, write, and speak English at a level required for successful job.