American Financial Management | Remote, Chicago, Los Angeles

American Financial Management increases our clients’ net income by collecting, negotiating and resolving delinquent receivable situations. We are a client-focused organization, and our extensive experience and resources are dedicated to improving our clients’ accounts receivable. Our expert team provides a ‘wow’ experience with customized service to meet each client’s requirements, desires, and goals.

The Role

AFM is hiring a Staff Accountant to own bookkeeping, financial processing, and month-end reporting for our growing business. You will report to the Vice President of Finance and work closely with the CEO to support their day-to-day visibility of the Company’s accounts and remittances.

The ideal candidate is experienced in corporate bookkeeping & accounting and able to learn AFM’s daily and weekly operational accounting processes. AFM uses Quickbooks Online for corporate accounting and a mix of cloud-based and legacy systems for cash and daily accounting.

Responsibilities:

• Operate independently as the key contributor to the daily and monthly financial close process including journal entries, bank reconciliation, and P&L reporting.
• Fully own the operational aspects of various processes like sales commissions, client remittances, and daily cash receipt reconciliation.
• Manage Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Develop, implement, document, and maintain internal accounting procedures.
• Perform specialized calculations and reconcile difficult discrepancies.
• Help facilitate the transition of accounting software.
• Assist with preparing tax return support and various state and local licensing requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• •2+ years in a traditional accounting role with monthly close experience.
• •Excellent knowledge of GAAP accounting regulations and procedures.
• •Hands-on experience with accounting software (we use QuickBooks Online).
• •Strong Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables.
• •Experience with general ledger functions like journal entries, amortization, and bank reconciliation.
• •Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Compensation/Benefits:

• Varies based on experience.
• Vacation, PTO, 401K, Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, etc.
• This is a full-time role.