Junior Accountant Job Description Sample

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Job Title: Junior Accountant

Junior Accountant Job Purpose:

Provides support to senior accountants; Follows direction of accounting manager; Shadows staff accountants as a sort of apprentice, learning and refining accounting skills and decision-making abilities, Responsible for processing, recording, maintaining and reconciling accounts; Prepares reports in compliance with established policies and regulations; Analyses expenditures against budget; Position is introduction to accountant role

Junior Accountant Job Duties:

• Assists staff accountants in performing general ledger functions
• Records and codes financial transactions for department expenditures, project costing, and company profitability
• Verifies and confirms data for given accounting systems
• Compiles financial information to prepare reports for job costing, budget analysis, and overhead accounting
• Track expenses for companies, departments, and projects
• Informs staff and clients about procedural and regulatory requirements
• Works to ensure compliance in all financial transactions.
• Ensures files are indexed, verified, and available in accordance with company policies, industry standards, and legal regulations

Junior Accountant Skills and Qualifications:

Functional competency in, understanding of, and ability to apply local, state, and federal policies and regulations to ensure compliance, Knowledge of standard accounting practices and terminology, Administrative skills, Analytical skills, Communication skills, Ability to work as part of a team, Understanding of filing systems, Four-year degree required, CPA preferred

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