Overview
Accounting Assistant- AP Jobs in Lafayette, LA at Laborde Earles
Full Job Description
Grow with us! We are featured in Inc. Magazine’s prestigious 2023 Inc. 5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies List and are the 25th fastest-growing private company in the entire state of Louisiana!
Do you find satisfaction in helping people and making a difference in their lives and the lives of their communities? Laborde Earles is committed to providing quality representation to our clients and being fully attentive to their needs, which starts by providing the same favorable environment for our team members. Join us in standing up for our clients, with our community, by our work, and beside each other!
The Opportunity
Expanding Personal Injury Law Firm has an immediate opening for an Accounting Assistant- Accounts Payable in our Lafayette, La office location.
We are seeking a meticulous Accounting Assistant to be accountable to provide financial, administrative, and clerical support to the firm. This is an ideal position for a team-oriented individual with the skills to effectively communicate with individuals of all cultures and backgrounds. This role requires strong interpersonal skills where professionalism, confidentiality, and integrity are showcased. A successful candidate for the role will be detail-oriented as efficiently maintaining and processing accounts payable transactions is a primary day-to-day function. Success in this role will also require ability to multi-task and be solution driven to ensure accurate and timely processing of all accounts payable matters.
What Winning Looks Like:
Accountable for timely and accurate processing of accounts payable transactions.
Assemble, review, verify, and code invoices and credit card receipts
Flag and clarify invoice items or prices
Enter invoice or credit card receipt transaction into accounting software
Prepare and perform check runs after receiving approvals
Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues
Monitor statements to ensure payments are up to date
Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries
Accountable for monthly credit card reconciliations
Code all daily ARC charges
Replenish funds in ARC bank accounts as needed
Accountable for accurately entering deposits and electronic file preparation
Enter deposits in accounting software as directed by Accounting Manager
Process scanning and/or shredding as requested for department
Provide support and assistance to accounting team and leadership with routine tasks and project
Miscellaneous
Provide support and assistance to accounting team and leadership with routine tasks and projects
Skills Needed to Win:
Communicate: Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Must be able to draft professional letters that are free of grammar and spelling mistakes.
Be Empathetic: able to deal empathetically with clients who are injured and scared, while still maintaining professionalism. Must be able to work as a team.
Present Solutions: able to problem solve, follow instructions, be creative, use discretion, ask questions when necessary and be detail oriented.
Be Honorable: able to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality and display good judgement
DemonstrateHigh Organization: able to organize and prioritize effectively and efficiently
Preferred Education & Experience:
Proficiency in data entry and management
1 year accounts payable or general accounting …
Title: Accounting Assistant- AP
Company: Laborde Earles
Location: Lafayette, LA
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