What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Specialist (Remote or Hybrid) position at Doeren Mayhew CPAs and Advisors?
Doeren Mayhew is a $165 Million certified public accounting and advisory firm headquartered in Troy, Michigan with offices in Houston, Miami, Dallas, Charlotte, Tampa, Atlanta, Grand Rapids, Zurich, and London. Founded in 1932, Doeren Mayhew is recognized as an Inside Public Accounting Top 100 public accounting firm. Today we are a Top 50 CPA firm in the nation. If you want to join a rising firm that is consistently named among the 50 best-managed firms in the nation and is recommended by 98% of our clients, visit our career page at Doeren.com/careers for a list of our current employment opportunities.
Our Outsourced Accounting Group provides accounting services to an array of private clients, including those in the construction, retail, service providers, and not-for-profit sectors.
The Outsourced Accounting Group continues to grow, and we're looking to add an entry- to mid-level skilled Accounting Specialist to our team. As the critical, behind-the-scenes talent of Doeren Mayhew, you'll perform a wide variety of accounts receivable and accounts payable tasks as well as other bookkeeping, data entry and month end close support to our CPAs and the clients they serve.
This full-time role may be 100% remote, or hybrid in Grand Rapids, MI.
Responsibilities:
- Applies the theory and principles of accounting to client situations. Applies understanding of clients' systems and procedures, overall business operations and industries to our roles as professional accountants and business advisors.
- For accounts receivable:
- On behalf of our clients, creates and sends invoices to be sent to their clients via our electronic payment system.
- Responsible for tracking and recording all received payments for AOS clients.
- Downloads revenues from third party software (Intacct).
- Communicates aging reports with team.
- For accounts payable:
- On behalf of our clients, enters vendor invoices to be paid and sets up new vendors, reviews monthly AP ledgers.
- Communicates aging reports with team.
- Downloads and processes client credit card expense transactions.
- Performs daily, weekly and monthly reconciliations, i.e.: cash, investments, pre-paids, fixed assets, accruals, debt and payroll
- Produces and analyzes comparative analysis monthly for clients
- Produces monthly trial balance and reporting package for clients
- Provides troubleshooting and problem resolution services to existing clients.
- Responsible for initial preparation of end-of-year 1099 vendor reports.
- Performs other duties as requested.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors or Associates degree in accounting (or equivalent experience).
- Knowledge of QuickBooks and/or Sage Intacct is preferred.
- Customer-service focus: We are looking for a professional who has an always-happy-to- help attitude, warm smile, drive to go above and beyond, and great verbal and written communication skills to support our team and the clients we serve.
- Detailed and accurate: While it may sound cliche', being extremely organized, paying attention to the little things, and doing it right the first time sets the foundation for the great life-long relationships that we have with our clients.
- Tech Skills: We love using technology to make our lives, and the lives of our clients, easier. Your ability to adapt quickly to new technology platforms will help make you successful in this role.
Doeren Mayhew is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or any other status protected by law.
