Finance Assistant
Job Description
Mentor, OH (Onsite) offers an opportunity to support the Accounting/Finance team with day-to-day work that keeps financial records accurate and complete. This Finance Assistant role focuses on cost accounting support while also assisting accounts payable, accounts receivable, and core month-end activities. Earn an hourly wage of $24–$25 and join a team with strong benefits.
Benefits
- Medical & Dental
- Company-paid Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term, & Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) Match
- HSA & FSA
Responsibilities
You will help ensure financial documentation and reporting are complete and well organized, with primary focus on cost accounting functions and support across the month-end close.
- Organize and maintain a financial filing system
- Assist the accounts payable process with GL coding, invoice entry, vendor payments, and vendor reconciliations
- Assist accounts receivable with cash applications, past due collections, and customer reconciliations
- Support month end processes, including balance sheet reconciliations, journal entry, and analysis
- Audit and analyze employee credit card transactions on a monthly basis
- Perform other ad-hoc duties assigned by the Controller
- Communicate with internal and external sources as needed
- Follow company policies and procedures
Requirements
- Must be a recent graduate or in the process of completing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and work with abstract and concrete variables
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and related software, along with accounting software
- Thorough understanding of accounting procedures and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Strong analytical and organizational skills with close attention to detail
- Ability to manage confidential information
Tools & Skills
- Technologies: Microsoft Office Suite, accounting software
- Finance assistant competencies: Analytical, Ethics, Written and Oral Communication, Dependability
Work Environment
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Continual use of hand and finger dexterity
- Frequently required to talk or hear
The description outlines the general content of and requirements for the role and is not exhaustive. Management may reassign duties as needed. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.