Client Accountant Job Description

We are looking for a diligent Client Accountant to join our financial management firm on a full-time basis. The Client Accountant's responsibilities include maintaining financial records and reports, performing account reconciliations, assisting with budget and close processes, conducting internal audits, and maintaining accounts payable & receivables documentation - for our various clients. You will also be assisting the accounting manager/senior accountant as needed and respond to information requests by clients' management and for auditing purposes.

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To be successful as a Client Accountant, you should be able to accurately maintain a general ledger and ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). An outstanding Client Accountant should also have excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills.

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Staff Accountant Responsibilities:

• Assist with onboarding of clients & maintaining communications

• Maintaining financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts.

• Preparing journal entries, analyses, and account reconciliations and assisting with monthly close processes.

• Accurately perform daily reconciliations of cash, check and credit card transactions, and tally and file invoices.

• Contributing to the development and review of annual operating budgets and performance projections.

• Maintaining documentation for accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, and treasury and conducting internal audits.

• Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

• Meeting processing and reporting deadlines.

• Responding to information requests, reviewing financial statements, and assisting with audits.

• Ensuring compliance with GAAP.

• Assisting the accounting manager/senior accountant as needed.

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Staff Accountant Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.

• 2+ years of accounting experience.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Experienced with Accounting Software (e.g. SAGE, Quickbooks, Wave etc.)

• Working knowledge of GAAP.

• Strong numeracy and analytical skills.

• Good problem-solving and time management skills.

• Highly organized and detail-oriented.

• Able to work virtually and with minimal support

• Must have a working laptop