Staff Accountant I - Growth-Minded Organization

Job Type: Full Time

Hours: 9:00-6:00 PM EST

Salary: 45K 54K

Benefits: Available after 60 days for full-time employees

About AnswerNet

AnswerNet is the brand name for the AnswerNet family of companies including AnswerNet, Inc., New AnswerNet Inc., Cerida Investment Corp., ECC (Energy Choice California), Synergy Solutions, TPV.com, and Ansercomm to name a few. Together with our affiliates, AnswerNet operates more than 31 contact centers within the continental United States and Canada. We provide a vast range of services to optimize telephone answering services, appointment setting and confirmation, customer support, third-party verification, sales, lead qualification, market research, and a host of other contact management solutions. In all, AnswerNet has more than 10,000 satisfied clients and we process over 125 million interactions per year.

Summary of Position:

The Accounting Associate will be cross-trained and responsible for a range of accounting functions, including but not limited to accounts payable, preparing payments, and controlling expenses, by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices, cash management, processing wires and transfers, and reconciling accounts. Understanding of the General Ledger

Job Duties / Responsibilities / Essential Functions:

• Receive and review vendor invoices for reasonableness and accuracy

• Distribute vendor invoices for approval based on established levels of authority

• Assign proper general ledger account numbers to the invoices

• Enter vouchers into accounts payable system

• Perform weekly check printing, including matching invoices with checks

• General ledger account analysis and reconciliation, and prepare journal entries

• Handle all aspects of Accounts Payable, including other projects which may be assigned

• Knowledge of cash management procedures including deposits, processing wires and transfers between accounts.

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  • Data Entry of daily cash balances and managing the overall cash function
  • Daily communication with GM’s in regards to wires and EFT’s
  • Daily scanning of checks that arrive in corporate office
  • Preparation of monthly analysis fees
  • Preparation of Indirect Referral Fees
  • Preparation of monthly Bank Reconciliations
  • Preparation of Journal Entries
  • General Ledger and Financial Statement Analysis
  • Filing of accounting paperwork
  • Shredding confidential accounting information
  • Other tasks and special projects as requested

Required Knowledge /Skills / Abilities / Qualifications:

• Prior accounts payable experience

• Experience in MAS 200 preferred

• Must be detail-oriented, giving full attention to small detail

• Must be able to multi task in a high-volume environment, with multiple companies

• Payroll experience would be a plus

Required Education / Certifications:

• 1-3 years of experience

• High school graduate

Environmental / Physical / Mental Demands

• Strength Guidelines

• Ability and willingness to lift up to 20 lbs.

• Motion Parameters

• Ability and willingness to sit at a desk from the length of your scheduled shift.

• Ability and willingness to type on a computer. Ability and willingness to view and read a computer screen for the length of your scheduled shift.

• Ability and willingness to speak with vendors and internal employees via telephone or e-mail.

• Emotional Demands

• Ability and willingness to make quick decisions.

• Ability and willingness to deal with high stress fast pace situations.

• Ability and willingness to interpret data accurately.

• Work Environment

• Office/Call Center