What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Assistant/Payroll Clerk position at BlackFish Federal?
Accounting Assistant/Payroll Clerk
Location: Maitland, FL
Status: Full Time
Blackfish Federal, LLC is committed to supporting economic development in Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones). Candidates residing in a designated HUBZone are strongly encouraged to apply. To check if your address qualifies, please visit the official HUBZone Map provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Position Description:
BlackFish Federal is looking for candidates with a strong passion for the field of accounting and willingness to learn. Within this role, the chosen candidate will utilize his/her current experience within the accounting environment, primarily providing back-end support for payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and office administrative support. The position would report to the Director of Accounting and Finance.
Required Qualifications:
- Prior experience in a similar role
- Strong passion for the field of accounting and desire to learn
- Possess excellent attention to detail in inputting data
- Strong organizational skills to meet established deadlines
- Have basic knowledge of accounting practices and principles
- Ability to problem solve and maintain confidential information
- Ability to use electronic equipment (i.e. computer, scanner, fax machine, etc.)
- Possess intermediate computer skills necessary to work within web-based systems and databases (i.e. Accounting system, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Access, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Deltek Costpoint, ADP
- Government contracting experience
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Process all facets of payroll processing
- Process invoices accurately and timely for Accounts Payable
- Provide general ledger support by performing reconciliation activities on a variety of accounts
- Verify travel claims are in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations and company policy
- Assist in the monthly reconciliation of company credit card purchases
- Maintain records that comply with standard practices necessary to pass routine audits
- Interface with employees on reimbursement vouchers and payment
- Provide administrative support to all other corporate employees
- Oversee the daily mail both for incoming and outgoing mail
- Complete other duties as assigned
Work Conditions:
- Work is primarily performed in an office environment
This document is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all job-related activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Due to the nature of the industry, job tasks may be changed as necessary to meet the needs of the customer.
