Sr. Accounting Assistant

Job Title:

Senior Accounting Assistant

Job Description

This Senior Accounting Assistant role provides critical support to a busy finance team during a high-volume period. You will play a key part in month-end close activities, posting journal entries, maintaining balance sheet reconciliation templates, calculating commissions, managing fixed asset records, and supporting credit card general ledger mapping. The position is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with advanced Excel skills, especially pivot tables, who can quickly adapt to a fast-paced accounting environment and handle multiple finance projects with minimal ramp-up.

Responsibilities

+ Post journal entries accurately and on time to support month-end close activities.

+ Create, maintain, and improve journal entry templates to streamline recurring postings.

+ Develop and maintain balance sheet reconciliation templates to support accurate financial reporting.

+ Calculate commission payments based on established compensation structures and ensure proper documentation.

+ Maintain credit card general ledger mapping to ensure expenses are correctly coded and reported.

+ Support the company credit card changeover project, including remapping expenses to the appropriate general ledger accounts.

+ Maintain fixed asset records, including recording acquisitions, disposals, and related adjustments.

+ Assist with costing-related projects and other finance and accounting project work as assigned.

+ Support process cleanup and backlog reduction efforts related to SOX compliance and month-end close activities.

+ Collaborate closely with internal finance team members to ensure deadlines are met and information is accurate.

+ Provide data entry and general ledger support across accounts receivable, accounts payable, and reconciliation tasks as needed.

Essential Skills

+ Hands-on experience posting journal entries in a general ledger environment.

+ Practical experience supporting month-end close processes.

+ Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with expert-level proficiency in pivot tables.

+ Strong attention to detail and accuracy when handling financial data and templates.

+ Ability to manage multiple finance and accounting tasks simultaneously and prioritize effectively.

+ Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with internal finance team members.

+ Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment and support tight close deadlines.

+ Willingness to work occasional evenings or weekends during peak close periods if needed.

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Experience with accounting functions such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, reconciliations, and data entry.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

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Experience with Infor Mapics ERP or similar enterprise resource planning systems.

+ Background in supporting SOX compliance or working within a public company environment.

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Experience with fixed asset accounting, including acquisitions, disposals, and record maintenance.

+ Experience preparing or maintaining balance sheet reconciliations.

+ Experience calculating commissions and managing commission-related data.

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Experience with credit card general ledger mapping and expense coding.

+ Cost accounting experience or participation in costing-related projects.

+ Comfort working on various finance and accounting project work during periods of process cleanup and backlog reduction.

Note

** This is a temporary assignment expected to last approximately 3-6 months, with potential for extension based on business needs. The standard schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with the possibility of additional evening or weekend hours during month-end close, when the books are closed in approximately 1.5 days. You will work closely with the finance team during a high-volume period focused on SOX compliance, month-end close, and project cleanup.

The environment is fast-paced and project-driven, with a casual dress code. Core tools include Microsoft Excel, particularly pivot tables, and potentially Infor Mapics ERP, though prior experience with that system is helpful but not required.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Saginaw, MI.

Pay and Benefits

The pay…