What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Assistant position at ATP Flight School?
About Us
ATP is the nation's largest flight school, providing students with the most efficient path to a successful airline pilot career. For over 35 years, ATP has been the leader in professional flight training and supplying pilots to regional and major airlines.
The role
The Accounting Assistant is primarily responsible for providing accounting and administrative support in a variety of areas within the Accounting Department, including recording transactions, maintaining records and spreadsheets, processing incoming payments, paying invoices, researching errors, reconciling entries to general ledger, etc. Also responsible for interacting with internal staff and/or external vendors to answer basic accounting questions and resolve problems in support of ATP’s network of over 80 Training Centers.
Responsibilities
- Functions as key point of contact, handling incoming calls and email queries from vendors, customers, and internal staff, providing responses to basic questions and/or researching and correcting discrepancies.
- Maintains a variety of accounting records, reports, databases and files, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality of information collected, entered and/or transmitted.
- Completes a variety of accounting processes including payments, invoices, purchase orders, check requests, bank deposits, department mail, etc.
- Reconciles basic general ledger and bank statements, identifying and preparing entries to correct discrepancies.
- Reviews and processes credit card statements and expense reports, ensuring proper approvals and coding to general ledger accounts.
- Reviews documentation and processes student refunds.
- Follows up on and makes calls to solicit payment on aged accounts.
- Keeps up to date on standard general accounting principles to ensure proper processing of accounts in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- May be primarily assigned to either the accounts receivable or accounts payable functions, however, is cross-trained to provide assistance or coverage of either area, depending on specific volume of workload
- Completes other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Associate’s degree with emphasis in accounting or related field of study or equivalent relevant work experience in accounting required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Two (2) years related experience in accounting, accounts payable/receivable, and general ledger reconciliation.
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office software required.
- No travel required.
Benefits
ATP offers a comprehensive employee benefits program, including:
- Starting pay commensurate with experience
- Employer Paid Life Insurance
- Medical coverage
- Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Enrollment (100% Vested with no employer contributions)
- 8 Paid Holidays
- 13 Paid Time Off Days per Year (PTO is earned on an accrual-basis)
Physical Demands
- The physical demands described here must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is regularly required to talk, hear, see, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms, lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
ATP is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
