General Accountant - $29 / hour

POSITION OBJECTIVE

The General Accountant will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policies. This role supports the finance team by managing daily accounting operations, reconciling accounts, assisting with audits, and providing reliable financial data to guide business decisions. We are looking to hire a detail-oriented professional who can strengthen internal controls, improve efficiency, and contribute to the overall financial health of the organization.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.
• Reconciles processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
• Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice / expense reports, recording entries.
• Sets up new vendors.
• Pays vendors by monitoring discount opportunities, verifying federal id numbers, scheduling and preparing checks, and resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation.
• Ensures credit is received for outstanding memos.
• Issues stop-payments or purchase order amendments.
• Pays employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for advances, preparing checks.
• Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
• Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions. Follow up with vendors on receivables as needed.
• Disburses petty cash by recording entry and verifying documentation.
• Reports sales taxes by calculating requirements on paid invoices.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Occasional Income auditing and inventory assistance.
• General cashiering including collecting the daily cash drops, distributing and auditing cash banks and cash deposits.
• Collects receivables from employees for rent, bus passes, etc.

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RECEIPT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I acknowledge and understand that :

Benefits for full-time employees include but are not limited to the following with an employee contribution : Medical, Dental, Vision, Short-term Disability, and Long-term Disability after 90 days of employment. Employer-provided Basic Life Insurance and Basic AD&D are provided after 90 days of employment. 401K eligibility is available to full-time employees after 90 days of employment, part-time employees can qualify to participate in a 401(k) plan after two consecutive years of working at least 500 hours. Currently, 401K Match is $0.50 on the $1.00 of an employee's contribution up to 6%; there is a 5-year vesting period. Applications for all positions are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Salamander Collection is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. Salamander is a drug-free workplace and participant in E-Verify.