What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Associate position at GATE Energy?
Company Profile
BlueFin, a GATE Energy Company, is a leading independent service company with a suite of project execution niches and specialty equipment, covering a full range of pipeline and process, mechanical, intelligent completions, and fluid flushing and filtration services. Our clients range from Operators to General Contractors in the upstream and midstream market sectors of the oil and gas industry.
Job Summary
The Accounting Associate works within the accounting department. Responsible for performing a variety of administrative accounting tasks in support of the accounting function. Works under direct supervision.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Records business transactions
- Special projects as requested by the Corporate Controller
- Process biweekly payroll and maintain employee time records
- Gather information on hours worked for each employee
- Address issues and questions regarding payroll from employees and management
- Prepare reports as needed for management and accounting and finance department
- Develop and maintain knowledge of key clients and contacts
- Create and maintain files and information pertaining to accounts receivable
- Process weekly AP check run and maintain files
- Assist with international payroll payments
- Ensures correct documentation with every bill on a daily basis
- Transfer of funds between banking institutions
- Continual improvement of the timeliness and accuracy of the company’s management of the billing process in AR
- Maintain payroll filings
- Assistance with AR tasks to include but not limited to collection calls, customer issues, invoicing support
- Complies with accounting policies and procedures
- Perform cross-training of job functions with co-workers
- Comply with all company policies
- Assist with the overall quality control of the accounting system and ensures the integrity of system processing and accounting files
- Participate in required training
- Complete knowledge of accounting software programs
- General knowledge of accounting processes
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
- Respectful and professional to co-workers and clients
- Intermediate knowledge or ability to learn computer equipment and software
- Other duties as assigned
Experience and Education
- High School Degree required/Advanced education is preferred
- 3 years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of accounting software, preferably a major program
- Knowledge of basic accounting principles
- Knowledge of accounting methods and procedures
- Demonstrate organizational skills
- Skill to formulate reports in Excel spreadsheets
- Ability to process invoices
- Ability to provide customer service
- Ability to maintain accounts payable files
- Ability to code invoices according to the general ledger chart of accounts
- Ability to collect for customer accounts
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Skill in providing mathematical calculations for various reports
- Computer Software: NetSuite; Microsoft
