Accounting Associate

Summary:

The Accounting Associate is responsible for maintaining financial records, processing transactions such as invoicing and accounts receivable using QuickBooks, and supporting HR administrative tasks, including payroll data entry.

Essential duties include:

AR/Accounting

· Invoicing customers.

· Calculate sales tax for customers.

· Complete applications for customers to enroll CRE as a vendor in their system

· Collecting credit card payments via online portal

· Deposit checks and track

· Maintain customers and accounts receivable files

· Data entry into QuickBooks, Salesforce and other programs such as Excel

· Responds to AR inquiries from internal and external customers in a timely and efficient manner

· Assists with accounting and other special projects as needed

Payroll/HR Assistance

· Assist with time tracking and payroll data entry and reporting.

· Assist with employee record keeping and personnel files.

· Supporting recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding processes via paperwork filing, organization, and preparation.

· Assist with HR and other special projects as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

· Confidentiality. Demonstrates a strong commitment to maintaining the privacy and security of sensitive information. Handles confidential data with discretion and ensures compliance with all relevant policies and regulations. Exhibits trustworthiness and integrity in managing personal and organizational information.

· Knowledge of general accounting principles, regulatory standards and compliance requirements.

· General math skills.

· Proficiency in MS Office, including the ability to operate computerized accounting and spreadsheet programs.

· High degree of accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality.

· Excellent data entry skills.

· Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.

· Effective verbal, listening and written communication skills.

· Effective organizational, stress and time management skills.

· Uses time efficiently. Demonstrates a sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines.

· Ability to work independently or as a team member.

· Ethics. Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.

· Professionalism. Approaches others in a tactful manner; Follows through on commitments.

· Quality. Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Applies feedback to improve performance.

· Quantity. Completes work in timely manner.

· Safety and Security. Observes safety and security procedures.

· Adaptability. Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

· Attendance/Punctuality. Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

· Dependability. Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Education and/or Experience: Associates degree in accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

· Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

· Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

· Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Quickbooks Accounting software; Payroll systems; Excel Spreadsheets, Word Processing, and Outlook.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

None at this time

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job:

· The employee is regularly required to talk and hear.

· The employee is regularly required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

· The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• QuickBooks: 1 year (Required)
• Accounting Support Occupations: 1 year (Required)
• Accounts payable: 3 years (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• La Vergne, TN 37086: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $22