About this role
Accounting Assistant Location: Albany, NY; 100% Onsite Base Salary: $60,000-$63,000 Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Holidays, PTO, Weekly Pay Period Job Type: Full-Time Start Date: ASAP Typical Hours: M-F; 8:30 AM – 5 PM Sponsorship: Not Available Accounting Assistant Description Our client, a commercial facility services company, is looking for an Accounting Assistant to join their team. They’re open to candidates with 1-2 years of general accounting or bookkeeping experience, whether that experience comes from an accounting role or an office administration position where you’ve supported accounting functions. If there are areas where you haven’t had as much experience, their Controller is happy to help and genuinely enjoys investing in candidates who are eager to learn. Initially, you’ll spend most of your time supporting accounts payable, with roughly 75% of your time focused on AP and the balance supporting AR and customer payments. In this role, you’ll handle invoice processing, vendor payments, customer payments, job costing, and account reconciliation as part of a small five-person accounting team. You’ll find success if you value collaboration, accuracy, and efficiency and aren’t afraid to ask questions. While this isn’t a role with a direct built-in path for career advancement, the organization makes up for that with consistent, approachable leadership and a genuine willingness to listen to their team’s ideas and input. It’s a place where people can settle in, do good work, and know that their contributions are valued. Accounting Assistant Responsibilities • Process AP invoices and prepare vendor payments • Enter and accurately code invoices in the accounting system • Support job costing and ensure invoices are coded correctly • Maintain accurate AP records and account balances • Set up new vendors and maintain vendor information • Process customer payments and apply them to customer accounts • Support customer billing and AR processes • Follow up with customers on outstanding payments • Reconcile AP and AR accounts and resolve discrepancies • Respond to vendor and customer inquiries • Generate reports and support the accounting team • Identify opportunities to improve and streamline processes Accounting Assistant Qualifications • 1-2 years of general accounting experience • Open to candidates with AP, AR, or general bookkeeping backgrounds • Able to work onsite each day in Albany