Accounting Clerk

Partner Healthcare a recruiting firm specializing in accounting and financial positions, is seeking an experienced and efficient Accounting Clerk for their client. In this role, you will assist with bank reconciliations as well as processing journal entries and the month-end closing period. You may also compile statistical, financial, accounting or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses,Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information. Documents financial transactions by entering account information. Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.

• Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
• Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
• Summarizes current financial status by collecting information; preparing a balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Guides accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.
• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Secures financial information by completing data base backups.

Chartered accountants go through a rigorous recruitment and qualification process, and this is reflected in their high professional status. Employers look for graduates with the following skills:

• self-motivation
• responsibility
• ability to reflect on one's own work as well as the wider consequences of financial decisions
• business acumen and interest
• organizational skills and ability to manage deadlines
• teamworking
• client-facing (customer service) and interpersonal skills
• proficiency in IT
• analytical ability
• a methodical approach and problem-solving skills
• numeracy
• Proficient in Microsoft excel