Accounting Assistant

Summary of Role

This position is responsible for managing the invoicing process, ensuring accurate and timely issuance of invoices for products, licenses, and services provided. The role involves handling collections, payments, bookkeeping, and bank reconciliation, as well as providing customer and supplier support. Additionally, the role includes administrative tasks such as office janitorial support and assisting with departmental conferences and analysis.

How You’ll Succeed

• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Ensure all invoices and payments are processed accurately and on time.
• Efficiency: Manage multiple tasks efficiently, from issuing invoices to bookkeeping and bank reconciliation.
• Customer Service: Provide excellent service to customers and suppliers, addressing their inquiries and resolving issues promptly.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other departments to support month-end closing and departmental conferences.
• Proficiency with Protheus: Utilize Protheus software effectively to maintain accurate records and support financial processes.

What You Bring

• Experience: Proven experience in invoicing, bookkeeping, and financial reconciliation.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in using financial software, particularly Protheus, and familiarity with bank payment processes.
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective customer and supplier interactions.
• Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify and resolve discrepancies in financial records.
• Team Player: Willingness to support various departmental needs and collaborate with colleagues.

Who You Are

• Action Oriented: You take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Plans and Aligns: You plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Ensures Accountability: You hold self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Optimizes Work Processes: You know the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Nimble Learning: You actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Situational Adaptability: You adapt your approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.

All Company Core Competencies

• Customer Focus: You build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Cultivates Innovation: You create new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Collaborates: You build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Instills Trust: You gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Self-Development: You actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.