Accountant - Entry Level

Accountant - Entry Level

We are looking for an entry-level Accountant to join a collaborative finance team in Owings Mills, Maryland. This long-term contract opportunity is ideal for someone with at least two years of accounting experience who is comfortable handling reconciliations, journal entries, and recurring financial reporting. The person in this role will contribute to the monthly close cycle, support cash and refund activities, and help maintain accurate accounting records while partnering with internal teams to meet service expectations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct weekly revenue and bank account reconciliations, including work tied to integrated accounting processes.

• Review and reconcile cash activity in the accounting system to ensure transactions are recorded accurately.

• Create and post general ledger journal entries in support of monthly financial close activities.

• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations for accounts such as prepaid expenses, reserves, and other key balance sheet items.

• Generate unpaid account reports and prepare invoices when required to support billing and collections activity.

• Oversee weekly refund tracking and coordinate payment submissions for processing.

• Assist with chargeback-related requests and work with external payment partners to support timely resolution.

• Research unapplied cash items and help code, reclassify, and clear outstanding balances.

• Process settlement payments and prepare offsetting entries between accounts receivable and accounts payable.

• Respond to audit documentation requests and consistently meet established weekly and monthly accounting deadlines.

• At least 2 years of accounting experience in a detail-oriented business environment.

• Hands-on experience with bank reconciliations, cash reconciliations, and balance sheet account analysis.

• Ability to prepare accounting entries and journal entries with strong attention to accuracy.

• Experience supporting refund processing, payment activity, and related transaction tracking.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the use of formulas for analysis and reconciliation tasks.

• Working knowledge of general ledger processes and monthly close responsibilities.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage recurring deadlines and multiple priorities.

• Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and respond to audit requests.

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