Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Accounting Assistant Job Opening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana - The Accounting Assistant will be responsible for the day-to-day balancing of all financial transactions. The position will report to the Controller and will work on pertinent financial matters.
Responsibilities and Duties:
All functions of accounts payable that includes: set-up vendors (paperwork on 1099 vendors, including WC and liability insurance documentation), entering of invoices and payment of invoices.
Ability to handle on-line banking as well as bank and general ledger reconciliations.
Daily banking for cash requirements that includes: making sure deposits get posted to account balance, monitoring incoming wires, checking ACH debits/credits, clearing checks, and filling out Excel spreadsheet on daily cash
Experience in Great Plains, Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Maintain supporting detail on all balance sheet account balances including sub-schedules (if needed), loan amortization schedules, etc. and other P&L balances as prescribed by the executive team.
Petty cash balancing and accounting.
Assist controller in the analysis and presentation of the financial statements ad other data.
Compile data for submission to outside auditors during the annual audit process.
Must understand the full cycle for accounting.
Ability to process payroll.
Prepare IRS Form 8300 ? Transactions over $10,000.
Any other task assigned by the management team.
This position will have a high concentration in the areas of A/P, IRS Form 8300, and credit/fuel card reconciliation.
Educational Requirements or Qualifications: The Accounting Assistant should have a bachelor?s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration, or equivalent experience and 2+ years of progressively responsible experience for a major company or division of a large corporation.
Must be able to meet deadlines, pay attention to details, able to multi-task and be comfortable with a variety of tasks from scanning documents to analyzing expenses.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Location:
Baton Rouge, LA
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Accounting: 2 years
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