The accounting assistance is the finance professionals whose work is to manage the basic accounting tasks of an organization. They support the other accounting personnel to complete the work of financial records on a monthly and yearly basis.

Accounting Assistance Job Description

The job profile of accounting assistance includes the work of preparing financial statements, conduct the office administration, handling cash, making an invoice, prepare purchase orders and many other miscellaneous tasks for the accountant. Their work is normally at a desk in front of a computer. Hardly, they get any work to go outside the office.

Roles and responsibilities

• Accounting Assistance prepares and sends the cash memos, purchase orders and invoices.
• The candidate is also responsible to manage the company’s cash receipts, sales invoice and payment process from suppliers and customers.
• Track the record of payable balance and provide all the follow up when asked by the higher authorities.
• Manage the financial records which are not related to the employer’s incoming and outgoing finances.
• Maintain the reconciliation of the bank statements.
• The candidate is also responsible to manage the company budget.
• Helps the accountant in managing the employee’s wages and expenses.
• Responsibility for handling insurance claims.
• Assist in managing the balance sheet and other profit and loss statements.
• Candidate should also do the administrative duties which include composing correspondence, recording minutes at the meetings, filing, photocopying, etc.
• His duty also includes to meet and greet the visiting clients and now their demands.
• Interacting with clients with phone or emails and now that what are their expectations.

Accounting Assistance key skills required

• An accountant assistant should have good mathematical skills.
• In-depth knowledge of financial and accounting principles.
• Candidate should have the skill to perform multi-task.
• Good communication skills to handle the clients.
• An accountant assistant should have the skill to solve any kind of accounting problem.
• Trust is the major thing that everyone organization aspects from an accountant.

Education, training, and Certifications

• Bachelor or Master Degree in accountancy, finance or relevant field from a recognized university.
• Experience in working as an accountant.
• Certificate of computer basic course including accountancy software.