
Accounting Assistant
Chapel Hill Tire
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chapel Hill • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- **What you will do!**
- **Accounting Support: **Perform accurate and timely A/P, A/R, GL entries, reconciliations, and vendor account management. Monitor daily bank activity and ensure accuracy in all accounting transactions as well as biweekly Payroll processes.
- **Discrepancy Resolution:** Research and resolve discrepancies; respond to internal accounting-related inquiries
- **Journal Entries and Financial Reporting:** Manage sales tax and tire disposal reporting requirements. Prepare journal entries and assist with monthly reconciliations, financial reports, budgets, and forecasts (GAAP-compliant).
- **Cross-Department Collaboration**: Collaborate with teams across the organization to support overall business objectives and financial needs.
- **System & Process Improvement: **Recommend and support the implementation of process improvements and administrative tools, while also assisting in the communication and integration of new administrative products or systems throughout the company.
Requirements
- **Education/Experience**: High School Diploma or GED required. Associate's Degree in Accounting or related field, or practical experience preferred. Basic math and knowledge of business principles.
- **Language Skills**: Strong leadership, communication, organization, time management, and listening skills.
- **Computer Skills**: **Proficient with QuickBooks *****(required!)*** and familiar/intermediate ability with Office 365 (Excel (Pivot tables & Formulas), PowerBI, Teams, SharePoint). Ability to navigate websites easily.
- **Reasoning & Problem-Solving**: Ability to use logic to identify solutions, collaborate effectively, and apply common sense to tasks. Strong customer service orientation and adaptability to prioritize diverse needs.
Benefits
- **· Unlimited paid training & certifications**
- **· No nights, weekends, or holidays (We are Mon-Fri 8-5!)**
- **· Paid Time Off & paid holidays & bereavement leave**
- **· Health, Dental, Vision, ST & LT Disability, FSA & more elective benefits to choose!**
- **· 401K company match & profit sharing**
- **· Company-paid life insurance & paid parental leave **
- **· Uniforms provided**
- **· In house leadership development programs with room to grow in a values-driven company**
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
A/PA/RGL entriesreconciliationsjournal entriesfinancial reportingsales tax reportingbudgetingforecastingGAAP
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationorganizationtime managementlisteningproblem-solvingcustomer serviceadaptabilitycollaborationdiscrepancy resolution
Certifications
High School DiplomaGEDAssociate's Degree in Accounting