Payroll and Accounting Specialist

AnswerFirst Communications•Tampa, FL

2d•Remote

About The Position

AnswerFirst is expanding our Accounting team. We are seeking a skilled Accounting Specialist that will report to our CFO. The mission of the Accounting Specialist is to assist the CFO with various accounting tasks. The Payroll and Accounting Specialist will also be involved with various Human Resource and corporate culture tasks.

Requirements

2+ years experience in payroll processing and accounts payable functions or a combined 1 year work related experience paired with a degree in Accounting
Strong understanding of payroll processing
Strong understanding of benefit administration
Excellent problem-solving skills
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to maintain confidential information
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable working independently as well as part of a team in a Zoom environment
Fully remote position utilizing your own secure home office space.
Must be authorized to work in the US and reside in one of the following states to be eligible for hire: Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas or Wyoming
Great work attitude and work ethic.
Maintain a regular M-F, 40 hour work week between the hours of 8A-6P ET
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Responsibilities

Maintain a regular 40 hour work week between Monday - Friday 8-6.
Assist with AR/Billing duties in Invoiced. This includes: Importing and running monthly billing, Processing daily check deposits, Tracking credit card declines and past due accounts, Working with Business Development on account shut offs and turn back ons and bad debt write-off/collection duties, Collecting current and past due money.
Assist with AP/Bill Pay duties in Quickbooks. This includes: Entering bills into payments system, Ensuring vendors are billing correctly, Ensuring all vendor bills are paid timely.
Assist with maintaining AnswerFirst’s QuickBooks file. This includes: Entering new accounts sales and monthly billing sales, Entering bank, credit card, and e-check deposits, Entering accounts payable, Entering other accounting entries, Reconciling all Bank and Credit Card accounts.
Work with HR to process and submit payroll. This includes: Tracking CSP login time and minutes talked, Adding commissions and bonuses and required, Tracking and updated vacation time, Submitting payroll for processing.
Assist HR and Culture Specialist with developing a plan for corporate culture.
Research and document tax issues relating to state Nexus and other potential sales and/or income tax issues.
Assist with the rollout and implementation of A/R policies and projects that have been approved by the Operations Manager. Assist with the creation and upkeep of all department documents including, but not limited to: Employee Handbook and Operations manuals, Other policy and procedure documents and KB articles. Assist Operations with implementation of retention directives, standards and communications.
Maintain company, industry and working knowledge of essential functions performed by the team. Participates in meetings, workshops and career development opportunities as needed. Build and maintain a network of industry contacts via LinkedIn, NAEO, ATSI and other resources.
Perform other tasks as needed.