Junior Accountant

The Junior Accountant performs a critical role in processing and managing all accounts payable transactions, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to coding policy and procedures for financial accuracy. They will be responsible forfacilitating collections of delinquent accounts, maintainingcustomers communications records, and maintaining positive relationships with our customers. They will perform daily cash applications to customer funds collected. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in a rapid growth, fast pace, SaaS Environment.

 Role Responsibilities  

• Support the GovOS Accounting Team in achieving a 5-day month-end close.
• Enter invoices into the accounts payable system (Ramp) ensuring accuracy and completeness of invoice information including vendor details, departmental and GL coding.
• Manage the accounts payable inbox, responding to all emails received to the inbox in a timely manner, such as vendor inquiries and resolving any payment-related matters.
• Maintain accurate vendor records, including contact information, payment terms, contracts, and tax documentation.
• Ensure timely and accurate invoice approval from budget approvers.
• Prepare weekly payment batches using Ramp reporting in collaboration with the FPA department.
• Accurately review employee reimbursement requests weekly, ensuring proper receipt reconciliation and departmental and GL coding.
• Daily reconciliation and coding of employee credit card transactions.
• Lead collection efforts across the organization to meet DSO of 45 days.
• Leverage various communication methods, such as email and phone, to communicate with customers.
• Work collaboratively with the Billing Department to understand and keep track of customer communications.
• Documenting all collections findings and tracking expected payment dates, for weekly Collections reporting.
• Perform daily cash application posting of customer payments in NetSuite to applicable invoices.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations.
• Accurately post journal entries.
• Assist with ad hoc tasks as needed.

Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of experience working in Accounts Payable or SaaS collections.
• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, always delivering positive customer service via email and phone calls.
• Comfortable operating various software tools to perform research and documentation.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks effectively in a high growth, high transaction volume department.
• NetSuite experience, Ramp experience is preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables and VLOOKUP’s).
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field is preferred.

 Compensation Benefits 

• $59,000 annual base  
• Remote Opportunities (Some state restrictions – see below)
• Leadership and career development opportunities 
• Competitive insurance (medical, dental, vision, and voluntary life disability) 
• Mental health benefits 
• 401(k) plan with company match 
• Paid holidays 
• Flexible PTO - no accruals 
• Generous paid parental leave 
• Monthly work from home stipend 

While we are a remote organization we do have restrictions in a few states: Unfortunately, we CANNOT hire in these select locations:

Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Washington DC, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia