
Accounting Associate, Bilingual
Emancipet
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $50,000 - $55,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Manage the payment plan inbox and serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external inquiries.
- Provide bilingual support (English/Spanish) to assist clients in navigating payment options and resolving account issues.
- Send timely payment reminders to ensure payment plans remain in good standing.
- Process new payment plan enrollments, amendments, and plan closures with high attention to detail.
- Monitor and reconcile electronic payments and donations across multiple platforms, identifying and resolving discrepancies promptly.
- Reconcile cash, check, and currency deposits with high accuracy.
- Audit petty cash accounts, ensuring strict adherence to internal controls and replenishment protocols.
- Collaborate with the Development team to ensure donations are properly tracked in the CRM and used as the donor intended.
- Coordinate with branch leadership to resolve cash handling variances.
- Ensure all transactions are substantiated by supporting documentation to meet tax and audit compliance standards.
- Maintain strict confidentiality regarding sensitive client information and organizational financial records.
- Process and digitize incoming mail, routing documents to the appropriate departments to ensure timely action and accurate record-keeping.
- Support the month-end close process by ensuring all cash reconciliations are completed on schedule.
- Prepare documentation and support internal and external audits, tax return preparation, and compliance requests.
- Identify opportunities to streamline cash handling and revenue reporting.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- A passion for Emancipets mission and values: compassionate service, excellence, teaching & learning, and optimism.
- 2+ years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or accounts receivable.
- Professional proficiency in Spanish and English is required, with the ability to navigate complex financial and customer service conversations in both languages.
- Experience managing the daily inflow of transactions across multiple platforms.
- Comfort working with payment processing platforms; experience with Square or Stripe is a plus.
- Experience using accounting software or ERP systems; Sage Intacct experience is a plus.
- Strong Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and reconciliation of financial data.
- Clear and thoughtful communicator who can collaborate across departments to resolve payment issues and explain financial processes.
- A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to navigate evolving systems and identify opportunities to make processes more efficient and effective.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 9 paid holidays and 120 hours of PTO, increasing with tenure, with the ability to roll over 40 hours each year.
- 401(k) Plan Emancipet match of 50% of your contribution, up to 5% of your annual pay.
- Health Insurance 100% Emancipet-paid coverage for employees and their children, with zero co-pays, zero out-of-pocket expenses, and most common prescriptions at $0.
- Dental & Vision Insurance 100% Emancipet-paid coverage for employees and their children.
- Telehealth 100% Emancipet-paid telehealth for your entire household, partner/spouse and all children under 26, regardless of insurance status. This provides $0 visits for urgent care, mental and behavioral health care, pharmacy, and health advocacy services.
- Life AD&D Insurance 100% Emancipet-paid employee coverage, including estate planning service, travel assistance, and identity theft protection.
- Voluntary Benefits Additional coverage options, including accident, cancer, supplemental life, short- and long-term disability, and more.
- Support for Your Pets - $324 per year in free services or products through Emancipet.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
accountingbookkeepingaccounts receivablepayment processingfinancial reconciliationExcelSage IntacctSquareStripeaudit preparation
Soft skills
bilingual communicationcollaborationattention to detailconfidentialitycustomer servicecontinuous improvementclear communicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsadaptability