Description
Maintain accurate financial records by recording, classifying, and reconciling daily transactions. Use accounting software to post entries, manage accounts payable and receivable, process payroll, and prepare routine financial reports. Verify figures and codes, resolve discrepancies, and support month-end close and tax filings.
- • Verify figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, accuracy, and proper account codes.
- • Use accounting software to record, store, and analyze financial data.
- • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and company accounting policies and procedures.
- • Post debits and credits and total accounts in spreadsheets and accounting systems.
- • Classify, record, and summarize financial transactions in journals and the general ledger.
- • Prepare and send bills, invoices, account statements, and routine financial statements.
- • Compile reports on cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and profit and loss.
- • Code invoices, expenses, and other documents per company procedures.
- • Retrieve financial information to answer inquiries on specific accounts.
- • Operate a 10-key and standard office equipment to perform calculations and produce documents.
- • Reconcile accounts and note, investigate, and report discrepancies.
- • Calculate amounts due, interest, balances, discounts, and other charges.
- • Perform general office duties, including filing, answering phones, and routine correspondence.
- • Prepare bank deposits by verifying and balancing daily receipts and payments.
- • Receive, record, and deposit cash, checks, and electronic payments.
- • Prepare checks and electronic payments for utilities, taxes, and other obligations.
- • Compare system reports to source documents to confirm accuracy.
- • Reconcile bank and credit card statements to the general ledger.
- • Prepare trial balances and assist with month-end close.
- • Monitor loan and account statuses to ensure payments are current.
- • Post journal entries and transfer details from subledgers to the general ledger.
- • Compile budget data based on estimated revenues, expenses, and prior periods.
- • Track and calculate costs of materials, overhead, and other expenses.
- • Match purchase orders, packing slips, and invoices, and record required information.
- • Prepare and file routine tax forms or support external filings (e.g., sales/use and payroll taxes, workers' compensation, retirement contributions).
- • Maintain inventory and fixed asset records.
- • Prepare purchase orders and process employee expense reports.
- • Prepare and process payroll and maintain related records.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
