Junior Accountant
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DEPARTMENT: Accounting
REPORTS TO: Revenue Staff Accountant
FLSA: Full Time, Non-Exempt (Hourly)
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (Hybrid)
Why You Should Join Us!
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A comprehensive health plan that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage to ensure you and your family have access to the care you need
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A 401(k)-retirement plan with a generous company match to help you save for your future and achieve your financial goals
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Other fringe benefits including Birthday & Anniversary bonus, company-wide discounts, life insurance, Telemedicine access, short & long-term disability, and more!
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Positive work environments that offer work/life balance and professional growth
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Mission-driven work making a global impact with local roots
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The opportunity to have hands on work experience with industry leading, innovative technology
Position Summary
The Junior Accountant supports AR billing, contractor, and kiosk bi-monthly statement preparation as well as vendor invoice entry, coding, and processing. This role reports to the Revenue Staff Accountant. The position interacts with the CAO, controllers, staff accountants, internal customers, vendors and external auditors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Maintain lease information within lease accounting software and process monthly rental payments in a timely and accurate manner.
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Proactively identify and implement opportunities to improve accounting processes, policies, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) through the effective use of AI and other company-approved software tools.
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Prepare accounts receivable invoices for franchisees, contractors, and state indigent programs in accordance with company policies; communicate billing adjustments and assist in resolving customer inquiries and disputes.
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Support the month-end accounts payable close process by ensuring transactions are accurately recorded and completed on schedule.
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Prepare month-end accounts payable accrual.
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Process accounts payable invoices and payment requests through workflow and accounting systems, including ACH, check, and wire payments.
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Communicate with vendors regarding all aspects of the accounts payable process, including vendor onboarding, payment method setup and changes, account reconciliations, and payment-related inquiries.
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Manage online utility accounts, including reviewing invoices, processing payments, and maintaining account information.
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Provide support for accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other general accounting functions as assigned.
Qualifications
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Minimum of 3 years of experience in an accounting or similar role required.
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Associate’s degree required; bachelor’s in accounting preferred.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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Proficient in Microsoft Excel Office including formulas, tables, pivot tables and lookups.
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Sage 100 Accounting Software, Visual Lease, or DocLink experience a plus.
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Strong organizational, analytical and account reconciliation skills with attention to detail.
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Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced environment.
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Ability to anticipate work needs and interact professionally with others.
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Handle confidential information discreetly.
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Exercise good judgment; make decisions in logical and rational manner.
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Persistent and tenacious; drives to accomplish objectives; influence others by instilling excitement and a sense of urgency; is proactive and demonstrates willingness to “roll up the sleeves" as necessary; assertive, but not abrasive.
Physical Demands & Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others.
The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
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