Accounting Associate
Job Summary
Professional Security Alliance, Inc. (dba PSA, The PSA Network, and Edge), located in Westminster, Colorado, is the world’s largest systems integrator consortium. The Accounting Associate is an integral part of our Accounting & Finance team, reporting to the Controller. This office-based position was created to provide additional support for the Accounting & Finance team.
PSA’s mission is to empower its owners to become the most successful systems integrators in the markets they serve. PSA brings this mission to life by partnering with industry-leading product and solution providers, delivering unparalleled education and training programs while offering a variety of distinctive services that can enhance any company’s operations.
This role is hourly/non-exempt with pay between $22.00 and $28.00 per hour.
Essential Functions
- Match vendor bills to purchase orders as received and ensure customer invoices are created from vendor bills
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies on vendor bills that do not match PSA purchase orders
- Review vendor statements to identify missing invoices, credit memos and payments
- Respond to vendor inquiries for missing documentation or misapplied payments
- Understanding the Process of vendor payments based on established schedule capturing all available early pay discounts.
- Maintains customer resale certificates and obtain certificates as needed
- Post cash receipts against open invoices for customer accounts
- Process customer credits, invoice for replacements and repairs in a timely manner
- Understanding and reconciliation Freight invoices IE Fed Ex / UPS
- Processes and reconcile sales tax using Avalara
- Assist other members of the Accounting Department
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications & Experience
- 2-3 years in an accounting setting
- Authorization to work in the US
- High school diploma or GED
- Experience with accounting software; NetSuite is a plus
- Proficient in Excel
- Dependable and responsible, with an excellent work ethic and team focus
- Professional demeanor
- Ability to learn from mistakes, and a love of taking on new challenges
Personal Characteristics
- Honesty and Integrity
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner with team members at all levels of the organization
- Ability to prioritize, organize, and plan your workload effectively
- Must work well in a team environment and/or with little supervision
- Strong Attention to detail
- Positive attitude and drive to reach the common goal
Position Type / Expected Hours of Work
Some flexibility in hours is allowed, but the employee must be available during the “core” work hours based on department needs.Physical Requirements
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.Additional Information
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee filling this position. Employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by management. Management has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this job description.This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.
About PSA Security
PSA is the world’s largest systems integrator consortium made up of the most progressive security and audio-visual systems integrators in North America. Combined, PSA members boasts over 500 branch locations, employ over 13,500 industry professionals and are responsible for over $4.5 billion annually in security, fire, life safety and pro audio-visual installations.
PSA’s mission is to elevate the industries we serve by providing owners and members exceptional education, networking, services and connections with technology partners. PSA brings this mission to life by partnering with industry-leading product and solution providers, delivering unparalleled education and training programs and by offering a variety of distinctive services that can enhance any company’s operations.
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