[Hiring] Accounting Specialist REMOTE

­­­­Position: Accounting Specialist

Date posted: 2025-02-13

Industry: other

Employment type: Full Time

Experience: 3 to 5 year               

Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree holder

Location: Troy, MI, United States, REMOTE

Company: People Results

Description:

Hiring Accounting Specialist

About the job

Description

• Position Reports to Director, Finance.
• Work Days: Primarily Monday through Friday.
• Infrequent travel may be required.
• Evening and weekend work may be required infrequently.
• FLSA Status: Non-Exempt.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB

• Assists the accounting department with invoicing, and the receipt and accounting of funds for the organization.

Requirements

• Prepares semi-monthly invoicing of time and expenses submitted by 150+ consultants.
• Distribute invoices to clients via their preferred method.
• Compile receipts for reimbursable expenses as requested by client.
• Review timesheet entries for accuracy and missing information.
• Track submission of time and expense reports.
• Researches and solves payment discrepancies.
• Support Director of Finance and Finance Manager with special projects and accounting functions as needed.
• Follow up on accounts receivable collections and provide weekly status report to Director of Finance.
• Provide general clerical data entry support to accounting department.

ADMINISTRATIVE

• Maintains complete confidentiality on all financial matters.
• Works cooperatively in a team environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

• Associates degree considered with 3-5 years experience.

Experience

• Three to five years previous accounting experience preferred.
• Prior NetSuite experience.
• Microsoft Office skills, focused on Word and Excel.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees or organization.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Software Proficiency

• Must be experienced in using the following programs:
• Word
• Excel
• Outlook E-mail
• NetSuite

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear and participate in frequent phone calls.

The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to perform extensive computer work, and to read written and printed materials.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The position works virtually from home. While working at home, the person is required to maintain a work environment that is free from any distractions, such as childcare responsibilities or other personal responsibilities which could inhibit the person’s ability to be fully focused and work full-time during scheduled work hours.