Junior Staff Accountant

Job Description

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Junior Staff Accountant to oversee general accounting operations by controlling and verifying our financial transactions. The Junior Staff Accountant plays a pivotal role in our finance team, contributing to the management of financial transactions, preparing comprehensive reports, and ensuring strict adherence to accounting principles and company policies.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain customer and vendor accounts.
• Generate and distribute daily invoices and monthly statements to customers.
• Review and process vendor invoices and expense reports ensuring accurate coding and approvals and work with internal departments to resolve all discrepancies.
• Post and reconcile daily payment receipts and process weekly check runs, credit card, and ACH payments.
• Record and reconcile financial transactions, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, and general ledger entries.
• Respond promptly to payment and billing inquiries via telephone, email, and cases.
• Monitor outstanding account receivable aging balances and communication with customers for payments on a daily basis.
• Research and resolve customer disputes.
• Reconcile bank statements, accounts payable and receivable balances, and other financial accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Perform general bookkeeping duties, including recording financial transactions and maintaining general ledgers in accordance with GAAP.
• Assist in month-end and year-end closing processes, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Suggest ways to improve efficiency and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
• Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile accounts payable and receivable.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be required as necessary.
  
  

Experience:

• 5 or more years in a full cycle accounting position.
  
  

Requirements:

• Accounting or Finance degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong US GAAP knowledge.
• Advanced hands-on experience in QuickBooks, MS Excel skills including VLOOKUP's and pivot tables.
• ERP accounting system
• Microsoft office suite
  
  

Qualifications:

• Detail oriented with excellent organizational and time management skills to meet deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization and external stakeholders.
• Ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and work independently and proactively.
• Function effectively in a high-paced and occasionally stressful environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to learn and propose new procedures.
• Self-starter and self-driven.
  
  

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
  
  

Company Description

Optec Displays is one of the world's top LED sign producers. We've been designing and manufacturing super brilliant, high-performance LED displays and providing related support services for diverse industries since 1985. Our display, software, and lighting teams are dedicated to providing outstanding results. Optec's LED products cover a wide range of high-growth areas, including anything from indoor spectaculars to outdoor displays.

Optec Displays is one of the world's top LED sign producers. We've been designing and manufacturing super brilliant, high-performance LED displays and providing related support services for diverse industries since 1985. Our display, software, and lighting teams are dedicated to providing outstanding results. Optec's LED products cover a wide range of high-growth areas, including anything from indoor spectaculars to outdoor displays.