What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Accountant position at Continuant?
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Description
Continuant is a global voice, telephony, and collaboration tools managed service provider (MSP) specializing in maintenance and migration, Microsoft Teams Calling and Meeting Rooms (via our Connect solutions), and Audio Video systems.
We are looking for a Junior Accountant to join our Accounting team working closely alongside our Invoices & Contracts team, responsible for helping execute and improve processes around billing Continuant’s clients timely, efficiently, and accurately. As a Junior Accountant you will partner closely with our Sales and Customer Success teams to understand scopes of work and customer requirements and then process invoicing for Proofs of Concept, Solution Designs, Managed Services contracts, System Maintenance contracts, Time and Materials projects, third party subscriptions, hardware orders, and more. Successful growth in this role will equip you for serving as a staff Accountant!
Job Duties:
- Review, analyze and approve billable work for appropriate dollars and other entry issues relating to accurate billing of accounts in Continuant’s ERP system (Odoo)
- Work directly with internal and external customers to research and resolve billing issues.
- Investigate and provide research support for reconciliation and audit purposes.
- Process credits and billing adjustments as needed and handle special manual billing requests as necessary.
- Maintain purchase orders and accurate records regarding invoicing and collection activity.
- Execute on ad hoc projects related to billing and accounts receivables, as needed.
- Prepare consolidated and manual invoices and special billing invoices to accommodate customer needs.
- Maintain billing queues to ensure prompt processing flow.
- Maintain and track invoicing requirements.
- Enter billing information into customer billing portals, project billing, time and materials billing
- Correspond with Customer Service and Account Management teams on billing questions.
- Directly support Controller with day-to-day accounting activities, including but not limited to payroll journals and other monthly reoccurring journals, reconciling bank accounts, and sales and cost reporting
Qualifications
Requirements:
- 2 years experience in billing, contracts, invoicing, or accounts receivables for large enterprise customer accounts
- Associates of bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferred (Equivalent experience will be considered)
- Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple customer accounts simultaneously.
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite programs, especially Excel.
- Exceptional time management skills, ability to multi-task, and organize constantly changing priorities.
- Ability to embrace ambiguity, genuinely curious, and willing to conduct research and collaborate inter-departmentally.
Required Soft Skills:
- A Strong Communicator - Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to interface with all levels of internal and external customers.
- Results and Team Focused – you are committed to delivering what you say you will when you say you will but appreciate and lean into all contributions to ensure best possible outcomes.
- Organized and Adaptable – you are well organized, adept at managing multiple high priority tasks and can quickly adjust to evolving business needs, able to multitask, handle complex contracts and
- Committed – you have excellent work ethic, are comfortable taking initiative, and can remain nimble, agile, and pivot when required.
- Analytical and Meticulous – you understand that when it comes to paying for something the best way to ensure a positive customer experience to do something right the first time.
Why Join Our Team?
We believe each person has the potential to grow, given the right environment. Our mission is to help each person advance their career and equip them with the resources and guidance to help them thrive. This is a great early career opportunity to join a tight knit and collaborative team with multiple avenues for growth within the company, as well as an on-the-job platform to build a diverse breadth of skills spanning multiple technologies.
Benefits:
- Medical ($0 Premium), Dental, Vision Benefits
- Fitness Fund Reimbursement Program for gym memberships and massages
- Matching 401(K) Program with 100% match
- PTO and 6-8 Paid Holidays
- Gym, Massage Therapist, Pickle ball Court, Chiropractor, and Nutritionist on-site
- Commuting benefits for in office positions
- Annual Portfolio Bonus
Learn more at www.continuant.com/about-us/careers
Continuant takes pride in having a dynamic, diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Drug test and criminal background check are required at the time of employment. Continuant is a Drug Free Work Environment. Any candidate that tests positive for marijuana or ANY controlled substance and/or alcohol during a pre-employment drug/alcohol screening will not be eligible for hire.
Salary : $4,000 - $4,250