Accounting Assistant

Overview

About the Position:
The Accounting Assistant is part of the Accounting Department, reporting to the Director of Accounting, and assists the department with various clerical and financial tasks. This is a full-time, non-exempt, in-office position. Irregular hours may be required; and, if so, will be scheduled in advance.

• Assist the Accounts Payable Specialist.
• Assist with reconciling bank statements.
• Prepare bank deposit slips and process electronic deposits.
• Assist with monthly and year-end closing procedures and financial statements.
• Create and maintain complex Excel spreadsheets.
• Assist with expense entries for departments and centers, including summer centers.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly state withholding and sales tax.
• Process pension payments.
• Manage the credit card payments.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Desire to serve others by working with a Christian organization and ability to interact cooperatively and in a spirit of teamwork with all employees of Appalachia Service Project.
• Associate degree or higher in a Business- or Accounting-related field.
• Thorough computer literacy and understanding of an integrated general ledger accounting program.
• Exceptional knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Good verbal, written, and nonverbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented.

• Microsoft Business Central experience
• Bank reconciliation, month- and year-end closing experience.

• ASP provides a market-based salary and generous employee benefits program including:
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance offered for employees and family
• Life insurance, retirement plan, medical spending plan, and other typical benefits
• Generous holiday, personal, and sick time
• ASP vehicle available for local and regional business travel