Accounts Clerk

Job Description

Job Summary

Provide a wide range of accounting support to the Finance Manager in order to
maintain efficiency within the business. Process and reconcile accounting
documents. Review and prepare financial spreadsheets. Maintain and reconcile
records and payments to ensure accuracy.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements for subsidiary companies
• Maintain the Fixed Asset Register and associated depreciation schedules
• Post to Quick Books and provide monthly detail to the Financial Manager for general journal entries
• Insure proper recording of new purchases and disposals
• Perform bank and other reconciliations
• Maintain files as needed within the department
• Prepare correspondence as needed within the department
• Perform such other accounting, financial, or administrative tasks as may be required from time to
  time
• Any other duties as required

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 1 – 3 years’ experience in clerical accounting/finance or in a similar role
• Associate degree in business or accounting an advantage
• Additional Certification (CPA or CMA) is a plus

Experience/Skills Required

• Must be able to maintain the strictest confidentiality and keep sensitive information confidential
  reporting only to direct report.
• Proficient in use of Quick-books
• Skilled in use of MS Word with good written and verbal communication skills
• Must have excellent work habits, including a willingness to work the hours necessary to get the job
  done, especially when important deadlines cause greater than normal departmental pressures
• Ability to compile professional and thorough accounting reports
• Can produce high-quality work regularly
• Ability to analyze information in an objective and nonbiased manner
• Highly skilled in dealing with financial and numeric data
• Highly skilled in use of Excel Spreadsheets and MS Word
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written