We are looking for an Accounting Assistant to join our team in Bowling Green, Ohio in a contract-to-permanent capacity. This on-site opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys working with numbers, maintaining accuracy across financial records, and supporting daily accounting operations in a collaborative environment. The role offers the chance to contribute across payables, receivables, and costing activities while building long-term growth within the organization.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Support day-to-day accounting activities by processing transactions related to accounts payable, accounts receivable, and invoice handling.<br>• Review and enter financial data with a high level of accuracy, ensuring pricing, costs, and related records are kept current in internal systems.<br>• Assist with costing tasks by helping track part pricing, invoice details, labor inputs, and product-related cost information.<br>• Use Excel to organize, analyze, and validate large sets of financial information, including the use of formulas and lookup functions.<br>• Reconcile records and investigate discrepancies to help maintain reliable accounting and bank-related balances.<br>• Work closely with the Costing Manager during training and ongoing operations to ensure accounting processes are completed efficiently.<br>• Manage responsibilities in a paperless environment, keeping documentation organized and accessible for reporting and review.<br>• Contribute to system data updates and accounting support tasks within an AS400-based platform, with training provided as needed.
DUTIES<br> <br>Provide timely and accurate payment processing by processing a A/P checks<br>Develop and maintain reports and files in QuickBooks and Excel<br>Investigate and resolve all A/P related irregularities<br>Assist with monthly closing procedures including all A/P accrual reporting<br>Assist in the preparation of Aging Reports<br>Inquire/Distribute statements to customers to reduce past due issues<br>Provide customer service by timely responding to questions from vendors concerning payments and queries by colleagues concerning invoices and payments<br>Reconcile A/R Inventory Reports on a bi-monthly or monthly basis<br>Input A/R data into Excel and QuickBooks for assigned customers<br>Generate invoices for both domestic and international customers as assigned<br>Log into customer portal’s to acquire required payment data for assigned customers<br>General Accounting Department duties such as filing, scanning, etc.<br>Assist in customer presentations and prepare marketing materials<br>Assist in performing company sales functions<br>Assist in preparing quotes for existing customers<br>Reach out to new customers to fuel sales growth<br>Other duties as assigned<br>REQUIREMENTS<br> <br>Degree in Accounting/Finance OR 1- 2 years of experience in accounts payable and/or accounts receivable<br>Knowledge of accounting rules, regulations, policies and procedures that is reflective of the automotive industry is preferred<br>Proven, solid Excel skills<br>Job Type: Full-time