Accounting Assistant

Description

Summary of Position

As an Accounting Assistant, you will play a crucial role in assisting the company during periods of change, transition, and growth through hands-on accounting tasks. Working closely with Canby Builders Supply staff, you will work in a variety of areas as dictated by situation and need. Areas of focus include:

• Transaction processing to maintain accounts receivable and accounts payable

• Prepare and balance store tills daily

• Three-way matching of purchase orders, packing slips/receivers, and invoices

• Ensuring transactions and entries have proper support and approvals

• Coding expenses for proper categorization

• File and track Right to Liens

• Maintain fleet licensing and tax reporting

• Other office duties including maintaining office supplies, backing up multiline phone, assisting employees with purchase of business apparel, names, and business cards

Requirements

Measures of Success

Your success will be measured by your ability to:

• Develop and maintain the trust and confidence of team members and other partners

• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with team members to achieve desired outcomes

• Properly complete assigned tasks within established timeframes

• Effectively and clearly communicate work status, results, and issues encountered with team members

• Identify and communicate opportunities for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of assigned tasks

• Complete other duties as required

Competencies, Values, and Beliefs

People at are the core of what we do and we seek individuals who will honor and uphold the culture and personality of Canby Builders Supply. To succeed as an Accounting Assistant, you will possess the following competencies, values, and beliefs:

• Dedication to building relationships, direct and positive communication

• Intellectual curiosity and a can-do attitude that proactively seeks a solution to every problem

• Commitment to working as a member of a team and the ability to quickly gain the trust, confidence and respect of team members and other partners

• Constantly seeking to expand your knowledge and perspective by seeking different points of view

• Self-starter who can work effectively

• Ability to adapt to changing environments and to quickly identify priorities and act appropriately

• Flexibility to manage competing priorities

• Highly ethical standards of conduct

Knowledge, Experience and Education

• 1-3 years of experience obtained through positions within the accounting and finance function

• Strong knowledge of GAAP

• Intermediate knowledge of Excel, automated financial and reporting systems, other Microsoft Office products, and other tools commonly used by accounting and finance teams

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Prior experience in Bistrack and/or Microsoft Dynamics GP a plus