Accounting Clerk

Strata Consulting, a BlueAlly Company, is a dynamic and fast-growing company seeking a motivated professional to join our team as an Accounting Clerk. We value our employees as our #1 priority and foster a team-oriented environment. If you are passionate about working in a fast-paced, innovative environment and have a can-do attitude, we want you on our team!

As an Accountant at BlueAlly, you will play a crucial role in our finance department, supporting our day-to-day operations. You will be responsible for various accounting tasks, including bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial reporting. This position requires strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and a commitment to accuracy.

Role and Responsibilities
- Conduct daily data entry in Quickbooks Online and other software systems.
- Manage vendor invoices, credit card transactions, and employee expense reports.
- Ensure proper coding of expenditures and manage account coding updates.
- Handle accounts payable functions, including payment runs, wire transfers, and reconciliations.
- Prepare vendor payments and coordinate with the Accounting & Administration Manager for bank payments.
- Manage accounts receivable tasks such as customer setup, invoicing, reconciliations, and collections.
- Process customer receipts, including cheques, EFT, and credit card payments.
- Monitor and follow up on past-due client accounts.
- Assist with monthly financial reporting, bank statement reconciliation, and balance sheet maintenance.
- Complete ad hoc tasks and participate in financial reporting system development.
- Maintain organized records and assist with data compilation for corporate planning and budgeting.

Additional Duties (Based on Team Needs)
- Support the overall BlueAlly accounting team as needed across various GL systems.
- Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations.
- Help the team investigate and correct unreconciled variances in balance sheet accounts.
- Generate customer invoices.
- Apply cash receipts and cash disbursements in the GL.
- Ad hoc reporting (e.g., pull A/R aging or A/P aging).
- Help reconcile A/P detail to vendor portals.
- Follow up with customer past due balances.
- Support system implementations as needed with basic tasks (data hygiene, reporting, etc.).

Systems Used
- Current systems: SAP Business One and QuickBooks.
- Future systems: NetSuite (Product) and Certinia (Services).
- Certinia currently live for one legal entity, two more to follow in 2024, used for professional services sales.
- NetSuite goes live in 2024, used for product sales.
- Any experience with the following systems preferred but not required: SAP Business One, NetSuite, Certinia.

Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Accounting degree
- 5+ years of overall combined accounting, accounting clerk, and finance experience
- Experience in GAAP accounting practices
- Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
- Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
- Working knowledge of computer applications, including Quickbooks and Google Workspace
- Excellent accounting software user and administration skills
- Excellent use of Excel and Google Sheets
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Strong analytical and technical skills
- Committed to meeting deadlines
- Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
- Extremely trustworthy and professionally-minded
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion

Notes before applying:
- This role is 100% remote
- Strata provides equipment for work
- This role is on a GRAVEYARD shift in the Philippines
- We do background checks (employment and educational verifications)
- You must have functional experience handling US-based clients
- You must have experience of US GAAP
- Interviews are conducted during US hours