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Accounting Assistant

Office Location : Fargo, ND

The Accounting Assistant will assist the current accounting team with basic accounting tasks such as data entry, journal entries, financial statement preparations, reconciliations and various clerical needs of the accounting department under the supervision of the Accounting Manager. This position is intended to allow for the development of essential skills and will provide the opportunity to grow and advance within the company's accounting department and financial operations.

Essential Tasks and Duties :

• Data Entry : Accurately record financial transactions in accounting software.
• Accounts Payable : Process incoming invoices. Enter invoices in accounting and job costing software. Contact vendors for missing or corrected invoices as necessary.
• Accounts Receivable : Process electronic payments and checks received in the mail; including scanning and electronic deposits.
• Employee Expense Verification : Assist in reviewing employee expense reports and receipts. Verify hotel receipts against the travel spreadsheet.
• Credit Card Reconciliation : Verify receipts to credit card statement to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
• Audit and Tax Assistance Support : Support tax and audit preparation by gathering data and organizing financial information.
• Clerical and Record Keeping : Receive and process the accounting department's incoming / outgoing mail. Filing and scanning. Maintain and update accounting records, files, and documentation.
• Set up new projects in job costing software.
• May occasionally require overtime to meet deadlines.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Benefits :

Apex Engineering Group believes that every employee plays an important role in our company's success and that is why we strive to provide our employees with a benefits program that rewards them for their hard work and dedication they put forth everyday. Apex Engineering Group is pleased to offer an extensive selection of benefits designed with our employee's health and financial wellbeing in mind. We offer Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Life, Disability, Wellness, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Time Off and Holidays. EOE / AA Please email Lisa.Markert@ApexEngGroup.com with any questions.