InstallNET Hiring for Accounting Assistant Job at Bowie, MD Full Time

We are looking for an Accounting Assistant to join our Finance Team. This is a great opportunity for a savvy professional with a keen eye for details. If you are interested in learning and taking your career to the next level – this is the role for you! The Accounting Assistant reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer and works collaboratively with the Sr. Staff Accountant and Finance Manager to support the financial function of our growing company.

About InstallNET

InstallNET is a Professional Services firm that offers Premium Project Management in the Commercial Furniture industry. Anyone interested in joining our team should expect a variety of fascinating challenges and learning opportunities.

At InstallNET many of our core fundamentals focus on having a sense of urgency, sharing knowledge, and on being curious, resourceful, creative, enthusiastic, passionate, and proactive.

Essential Functions of the Accounting Assistant

Invoicing & Account Receivable

• Timely creates, processes, and send invoices to customers. This includes, but is not limited to project invoices, credit notes and/or charge backs.
• Support operations personnel regarding invoicing questions for both internal and external customers and service providers to ensure proper invoicing.
• Evaluate, establish, and manage customer credit limits and requirements as directed by the CFO
• Engage customers re: overdue balances

Account Payable

• Assist Finance Manager with the processing of Service Provider and other vendor invoices
• Ascertain weekly requirements for cash disbursements

Other Tasks

• Collaborate with Finance Team on process improvements, workflow automations, etc
• Collaborate with Finance Team in the development of improved reports, dashboards, etc.

Competencies

• Excellent Communication – Oral & Written
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Excel proficiency (intermediate to advanced)

• Get and Transform Data (fka Power Query)
• Complex formulas
• Pivot tables
• Advanced lookups
• Data Model and Power Pivot

4. Microsoft 365 Apps

• Required- Proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, OneNote
• Preferred- Experience with Power Automate, PowerBI

5. Attention to Detail and Accuracy

6. Ability to Adapt and Embrace Change

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Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibility.

Work Environment

This job generally operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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 talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This position may require some periods of longer workdays, in particular during the annual audit and as part of the monthly closing process. This role generally does not require consistent periods of longer hours.

Travel –

Travel is extremely rare but possible in some circumstances.

Required Education and Experience

• Graduation from an accredited high school or (GED)
• Advanced proficiency with Excel; proficient in Microsoft Teams, Word, PPT, Outlook, and other productivity applications
• Demonstrated ability to work with clients at all levels in an organization
• Proven ability to use a variety of technology tools

Preferred Qualifications/ Certifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance, or similar
• Experience with ERP and accounting systems
• One-year hands-on experience, working in an accounting/finance capacity

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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