Summary
The job is for an Accountant I position at Proper, a San Francisco-based tech startup offering remote work in Colombia. The role involves working with a team to accurately input accounting data, communicating with clients daily, handling accounts payable, posting journal entries, updating financial data, bank account reconciliation, and accounts receivable tasks.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Minimum of 1 year in AP/AR roles
- Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices
- Intermediate knowledge of English, at minimum
Responsibilities
- Work with a team of 8-10 people to extract and input accounting-related information in a fast-paced environment
- Communication with clients on a daily basis via email
- Accounts Payable
- Posting and processing journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded
- Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements, and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines
- Update financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed
- Adhere to standard operating procedures to ensure an optimal level of timeliness
- Bank Account Reconciliation
- Responsible for pulling bank statements and matching all transactions into the software for bank reconciliations
- Responsible for following the protocols & SOPs established by the company to ensure quality in daily operations
- Identify and flag unmatched and stale dated transactions (checks remain uncleared for 90 days or longer) to the team General Accountant for follow-up
- Accounts Receivable. Perform specific low-complexity activities for the manual rent invoice posting/cash application processes
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in transitioning or integrating SSC methodologies into a corporate environment
- Experience working in or with a Shared Service Center
- Familiarity with major accounting software such as Quickbooks, Yardi, AppFolio, etc
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Attention to detail & ability to manage multiple tasks
- Strong team player with the ability to work independently
- Dealing in a fast-paced startup environment is a plus
Benefits
Proper is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse environment
