Accounting Assistant
Aramark
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Washington • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $25 - $27 per hour
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Analyses and coordinates office operations and procedures such as typing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, flow of correspondence, filing, requisition of supplies, and other clerical services.
- Evaluates office production, revises procedures, or devises new forms to improve efficiency of workflow.
- Establishes uniform correspondence procedures
- Formulates procedures for detailed retention, protection, retrieval, transfer, and disposal of records.
- Reviews clerical and personnel records to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness.
- Prepares activities reports for mentorship of management, using computer.
- Coordinates activities of various clerical departments or workers with department.
- Assists unit management in the preparation of organizational invoices and monthly financial and other accounting responsibilities as needed.
- May compile, store, and retrieve managerial data, using computer.
- Help coordinate and supervise meetings within the office.
- Responsible for maintaining inventory for office supplies and stocking daily.
- Responsible for being the point person in the office for resolution to IT glitches and outages that effect the entire office.
- Responsible for ensuring office is well maintained and being tended to accurately by maintenance and janitorial staff.
- Other duties as needed.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years experience preferred 4 years experience
- Use logical thinking to perform a variety of office tasks that require special skills and knowledge
- Make decisions based on company policy and good judgment
- Follow instructions without close supervision
- Speak and write clearly and accurately
- Plan your own work and sometimes the work of others
- Proficient with all Microsoft Applications
- Requires basic accounting skills
- Must have developed language skills to the point to be able to: Write announcements, letters, summaries, and reports, using prescribed format
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- work/life resources
- retirement savings plans like 401(k)
- paid days off such as parental leave
- disability coverage
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
accounts payableaccounts receivablepayrolloffice production evaluationrecord retentiondata retrievalinventory managementbasic accounting skillsreport writingworkflow improvement
Soft skills
logical thinkingdecision makingcommunicationplanningsupervisionattention to detailproblem solvingorganizational skillstime managementmentorship