Junior Accountant

Summary

The Junior Accountant is responsible for supporting the day-to-day accounting and finance activities of the organization while developing a broad understanding of the Company’s financial operations. This role serves as a cross-training position within the Accounting and Finance department, providing hands-on experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, expense reporting, account reconciliations, customer billing, collections, cash management, and month-end close activities.

The Junior Accountant will work closely with the Senior Accountants, Finance Operations Coordinator, VP of Finance & IT, and other business departments to ensure accurate financial records, timely processing of transactions, and adherence to internal controls. This position is designed to build foundational accounting knowledge and prepare the employee for future advancement within the Finance organization.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential responsibilities.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related business field preferred.
• Associate degree with relevant accounting experience will be considered.
• 0-2 years of accounting, finance, bookkeeping, or related experience.
• Internship experience in accounting or finance is a plus.

• Read, write, and comprehend written, electronic, and spoken instructions, memos, and correspondence, and to communicate professionally in English both verbally by phone and electronically.
• Actively listen to customer needs and respond with appropriate product proposals to meet demands.
• Effectively present and cross functionally communicate information in one-on-one, large, and small group situations to customers, clients, or other employees.

• Perform, compute mathematical operations with a calculator, and apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Perform, compute mathematical operations, and apply concepts such as money, weight, volume, and distance to create and interpret graphs.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles and financial reporting concepts.

• Work independently to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Develop positive customer relationships and respond to inquiries or complaints from customers in a proactive manner.
• Interpret an extensive variety of technical instruction in mathematical or diagram form, deal with several abstract and concrete variables, and analyze results from comparison and other sensory tests.
• Recognize and handle confidential information in a professional manner.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Microsoft Office (i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and Outlook).
• Accounting and internal business software.
• Experience with ERP systems, expense management software, or financial reporting tools is a plus.
• Knowledge of SAP Concur & SAP Intacct is a plus

• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit.
• The employee is regularly required to operate a keyboard, calculator and telephone.

• This position currently operates in a hybrid modality, with on-site work conducted in a traditional office setting and remote work is completed from a home office. Working from home will be supported with hardware and software to meet the same needs as the office environment.
• Typical workday attendance will require standard business hours with few unscheduled absences.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may at times be exposed to nonhazardous fumes.

The responsibilities described above are intended as a guideline for a particular position with Edlong. Edlong, in its discretion, may assign any…