Accounting Specialist

Strata Consulting, a BlueAlly Company is a dynamic and fast-growing company seeking a motivated professional to join our team as an Accountant. 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, CPA
– 1+ years of overall combined accounting 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:
– You must be a CPA
– 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