Accounting Specialist AP/AR

Children's Network of Hillsborough • Egypt Lake-Leto, FL

1d • $23 • Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Specialist will manage and process accounts payable, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in all financial transactions. This role involves maintaining electronic records and organizing paper source documents, ensuring accurate and up-to-date transaction records. Additionally, the specialist will research and resolve payment issues, review and correct expenditure transactions, and record them appropriately. A key responsibility of this position includes managing payments and collections for independent living, foster, and adoptive parents.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required, A.A. degree preferred
• A minimum of two (2) years of accounting experience.
• Abide by the highest standards of confidentiality
• Ability to think critically and work independently
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with others
• Ability to manage various work assignments simultaneously
• Valid driver’s license, with a clean driver’s license check, and proof of insurance
• Criminal background screening (Local Law Enforcement, FBI/FDLE, and Abuse Registry)
• Drug Screening is a requirement
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, board of directors, clients, customers, and the public.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, percentages, ability to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to be proactive, as well as handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

• Financial Edge NXT experience a plus.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills, fostering collaboration across all organizational levels.
• Possess a strong aptitude for analytical thinking and data-driven decision-making, they excel at solving complex problems and implementing effective solutions.
• Proficient in project management, they adeptly handle multifaceted initiatives, ensuring deadlines are met and budgets are maintained.
• Highly adaptable to fast-paced and dynamic environments, they prioritize tasks efficiently while leveraging operational software and tools to enhance productivity.
• Strategic planning expertise and a commitment to fostering teamwork enable them to drive organizational success.

Responsibilities

• Maintains systematic, accurate, and timely processing of all accounts payable transactions including, but not limited to, vendor invoicing, vendor payment, pre-payment requests, W-9 information and vendor files.
• Identifies and investigates any issues with provider bills and obtains mutual resolution of discrepancies.
• Uses a computer-based accounting system to post invoices to accounts payable and generates checks.
• Creates invoices, and post to accounts receivable using a computer-based accounting system.
• Maintains Pay Card process – updating the accounting software and maintain the client portal.
• Prepare clients reports and file documents in their folders.
• Develops and maintains an Accounts Payable calendar using Excel.
• Performs other duties and tasks as determined by the Controller.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED