Position: Accounting Assistant

Reports to: Accounting Manager

Location: Farmingdale, New York

Airport: Republic Airport

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Accounting Manager, the Accounting Assistant is responsible for record keeping, revenue collection and reporting, invoicing and other tasks related to Accounts Receivable.

Specific responsibilities for the Accounting Assistant will include, but are not limited to:

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  Maintaining landing fee billing system.

• Participation in the preparation and distribution of billing for all other business activity fees.

• Preparation and distribution of checks for payment of invoices.
• Review and research of Accounts Payable.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly financial reports and statements.
• Undertake all collection efforts.
• Maintenance of files of source documentation.
• Preparation of month end bank reconciliation.
• Participation in the “Total Quality Management” efforts.
• Participation in the OSHA programs when required.
• Performing other accounting functions and related duties as necessary.

Skills and qualifications:

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  Must have knowledge of accounting systems, knowledge of Great Plains desirable and be able to learn in house programs.
• Strong computer skills with ability to effectively utilize programs such as MS Excel and MS Word.

• College degree in Accounting/Business/Aviation Management with a minimum of two years relevant experience.
• Demonstrate ability to handle problems associated with accounting operations, preparation of account analysis, financial statements and reports.
• Must be professional and communicate effectively.
• Ability to work in and support a teamwork environment.
• Must pass drug test and complete New York State Support Staff fingerprinting process.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or craw, and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.