Accounting Specialist

Essential Duties:
• Perform complex clerical, bookkeeping, and accounting assignments.
• Prepare financial reports and various accounting statements.
• Post journal entries to the general ledger.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of bookkeeping practices and procedures; assist with training others as needed.
• Proof accounting reports for clerical accuracy.
• Allocate expenditures to correct accounts according to departmental procedures.
• Prepare, post, verify, and record customer payments and transactions related to accounts receivable.
• Draft correspondence for standard past-due accounts and collections; identify delinquent accounts and contact accountholders to request payment.
• Research customer discrepancies and past-due amounts in collaboration with the Collections Manager and other staff.
• Collaborate with the Collections Manager to reconcile accounts receivable on a monthly basis.
• Reconcile revenue accounts monthly.
• Copy, file, and retrieve accounts receivable documentation as needed.
• Relay changes of information to appropriate employees.
• Receive and verify expense reports; reconcile expense and financial reports with account balances and office records.
• Facilitate vendor payments, including verification of federal ID numbers, review of purchase orders, and resolution of discrepancies.
• Ensure outstanding obligations are credited upon payment; identify discount opportunities and issue stop-payment orders as needed.
• Assist with accounting records and ledgers by reconciling monthly statements and transactions.
 • Calculate and prepare sales and use tax returns based on paid invoices.

Requirements/Skills:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to anticipate work needs and interact professionally with customers.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Reliable, trustworthy, and able to maintain confidential records.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize and delegate tasks when appropriate.
• Ability to function effectively in a high-paced and occasionally stressful environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Experience with MS Dynamics preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; business or accounting degree preferred.
 • Minimum of two years of related experience required.

Physical Requirements:
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
 • Must be able to lift up to 10–15 pounds at times.

Equal Opportunity Statement:
Flexicrew Technical Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with FTS is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications. Employment or consideration will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital