accountant New York, NY
Job description
Job description
Position Summary & Overall Purpose:
Fifth Avenue Financial is looking for an experienced Accounting Associate who will be responsible for managing many of our day-to-day accounting activities to ensure accurate, timely and efficient processing and reporting. This work from home/office hybrid position works closely with our Assistant Controller and CFO. The right candidate has strong attention to detail, a high level of organization, a willingness to learn new things quickly and accurately, as well as having a positive ‘can do’ attitude!
JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Handle all accounts payable tasks from setting up new vendors, to entering and processing payments
- Responsible for ensuring the billing census is up to date and all advisors are billed per our accounting calendar and credit card payments are successfully processed; enter payments into QuickBooks
- Reconcile monthly bank statements for multiple accounts and obtain sign-off for month-end close reports; follow up on uncleared checks
- Work with Assistant Controller on select monthly reconciliations in order to make payments to our advisors
- Assist with mid-year and year-end 1099 review & processing
- Create and maintain monthly accounting calendar with close dates and deadlines
- Make month end journal entries as needed to record bank transactions and other miscellaneous entries
- Tracking recurring payments and field questions as needed
- Submit reimbursement requests for telephone and APS’s; track and post receipt of funds
- Make electronic deposits as needed
- Assist agents and brokers with commission statement assistance
- Process expense reports for company employees
- Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned
JOB COMPETENCIES: (knowledge, skills/abilities, behaviors/attitudes, and experience)
Qualifications
- Associates or Bachelors degree in Accounting
- 1-3+ years prior accounting experience
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & Outlook)
- Quickbooks a plus
- Financial services/insurance industry preferred
- Proficient and adaptable with technology
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Self-driven/self starter
- Strong organizational skills
- Detail oriented
- Ability to follow through & execute
- Salary commensurate with experience
Fifth Avenue Financial will never ask job candidates to pay any kind of fee, make cash or check advancements, cash checks or make an investment in any product or service or provide information such as credit card numbers or banking PIN numbers as part of our hiring process. If you are contacted by anyone asking for information outlined above it is likely fraudulent. If you have any concerns about the veracity of a request, please contact us directly to verify its legitimacy.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Physical setting:
- Office
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- New York, NY 10016: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- Accounting: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10016
