Love balancing the books and solving financial puzzles? Join our team as an A/R Recon Specialist!
Accounting Accounts Receivable Bank Reconciliation Bookeeping Financial Reports QuickBooks @5 Star VA posted 2 weeks ago ShortlistJob Detail
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Career Level Officer
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Experience 2 Years
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Gender Female
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Industry Management
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Qualifications Associate
Job Description
About the Role:
The A/R Recon Specialist supports the accounting team by performing detailed reconciliations of other current asset accounts, liability accounts, and bank accounts. Reporting to the General Ledger Manager, this role helps ensure financial records are accurate, complete, and properly supported.
The ideal candidate has a solid understanding of accounting fundamentals and hands-on experience reconciling bank accounts. Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and the ability to identify and resolve discrepancies are essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Reconcile other current asset accounts and investigate discrepancies
- Reconcile liability accounts and verify balances against supporting records
- Perform accurate bank account reconciliations
- Review financial transactions and supporting documentation for accuracy
- Research and resolve reconciliation discrepancies and unusual account activity
- Maintain clear and organized reconciliation documentation
- Identify outstanding or unreconciled items and follow up as needed
- Apply accounting principles related to debits, credits, assets, liabilities, equity, income, and expenses
- Communicate accounting questions or issues to the appropriate team members
- Spend approximately 0–25% of each shift handling phone-based communication
Qualifications & Skills
Important Skills:
- Understanding of basic accounting principles
- Understanding of debits and credits
- Knowledge of assets, liabilities, equity, income, and expenses
- Experience reconciling bank accounts
- Strong account reconciliation skills
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to identify and research discrepancies
- Strong organizational and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
Ideal Personality & Mindset:
- Highly detail-oriented and thorough
- Analytical and methodical
- Self-motivated and dependable
- Accountable for accurate work
- Persistent when researching discrepancies
- Organized and consistent
- Proactive about identifying and resolving issues
- Comfortable working independently
- Focused on accuracy and completeness
- Collaborative and professional
Tools & Technologies
- C3
- BlackLine
- Strongroom
Skills requirements:
- Excellent English verbal and written communication
- Strategic thinker
- Writing and documentation skills
- Must be able to prioritize work
- Courteous and friendly
- Organized and has great attention to detail and quality assurance
- Ability to build trust
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
- Phone communication skills
- Other skills as required
Software requirement:
- Licensed OS
Hardware requirements:
- 5 MBPS or higher Internet (hardwired / not WIFI). If you don’t have 5 MBPS then you must agree to if selected.
- Private and quiet dedicated home office area
- Modern computer and operating system
- Back-ups in case of power or Telco interruptions
- Good headset and webcam (Preferably noise-canceling headset)
Work Schedule & Environment
- Monday through Friday
- 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM CST
- Remote work environment
- Primarily accounting and reconciliation-focused role with limited phone communication
Compensation
- Starting at $5/hour depending on experience.
- All raises and bonuses are at the discretion of the client.