Junior Accountant
Junior Accountant
The Junior Accountant maintains a high-energy and dynamic level of customer service in one of the organization’s most prominent processes. In this role you will maintain a weekly payment cycle by scheduling payments, managing payment systems, and interacting with all divisions and levels of the organization. The Junior Accountant is willing to learn, is coachable, seeks constant improvements and strives for excellence in Accounts Payable. Take part in process planning and design for efficient operations and superior customer satisfaction. Provide customer service of the Finance & Accounting department based on collaboration, continuous learning and improvement Professionally and actively represent your functions in organizational planning and decision making. Foster a positive environment that enable collaboration and teamwork
Major Responsibilities:
- Support the organization’s staff in submitting correct, accurate and allowable payment requests.
- Receive and review payment requests.
- Data entry management
- Schedule payment process in accordance with customer needs and the organization’s payment cycle
- Ensure adequate cash is available for payments.
- Prepare and post payment vouchers in CostPoint accordance with company policies and payment schedule.
- Process travel and project advances and maintain expenditure settlement; advances and balances.
- Input all transactions and maintain files of cash receipts and payments vouchers in CostPoint.
- Maintaining accurate records for the issuing and replenishment of petty cash.
- Maintain the database of vendors which includes payment data and banking information.
- Prepare checks and follow-up with bank and exchange office payment confirmations.
- Ensure compliance with Accounts Payable internal controls, proper payments, and best practices; including, segregations of duties, collection and other regulatory compliance support for payments.
- Update financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed.
- Maintain electronic and paper copy of office financial files.
- Other duties as assigned
Cultural Requirements
- Trust
- Must operate to the highest standards of ethics and integrity
- Be accountable for performance to goals and objective of the position as set by leadership
- Be a reliable member of the team that the organization can count on
- Teamwork
- Treat all people in a respectful and supportive manner
- Work collaboratively with others
- Be flexible and adaptable to change
- Communication
- Seeks to achieve shared understandings when communicating
- Actively listens to others
- Respects and encouraged diverse perspectives
- Shares information openly and willingly
- Effective Communication
Qualifications:
– Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or related degree with concentration in Accounting or Finance
-Up to 3 years of work experience in a related field.
– Strong computer skills including Excel, Microsoft Office and, preferably CostPoint 7 experience
– Knowledge of Jordan Government regulations to accurately process expenses.
– Demonstrated strong communication skills, problem solving and ability to organize and prioritize workload
