Traverse City, Michigan, United States Looking for Accounting Assistant & Payroll Coordinator at permanent Full Time

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Description

Choice Property
Resources is a well-established, business-to-business
professional services firm seeking a full-time Accounting
Assistant & Payroll Coordinator to support the accounting
department. The ideal candidate should have strong Excel skills,
QuickBooks desktop or enterprise experience, the ability to exercise
sound judgment and discretion in a variety of situations and possess
strong written and verbal communication skills. The Accounting
Assistant and Payroll Coordinator will be able to thrive in a
fast-paced, energetic environment and adjust to changing priorities
with ease. Overall, this position will spend approximately 70% of
their time on accounting duties.

Note: This is a
fully – remote role and is open to individuals who reside in Traverse
City / Northwestern Lower Michigan area only. To work from home, you
do need a dedicated workspace that is free from distractions and
background noise. Ability to meet in-person occasionally.

Choice Property Resources has
over 25 years of experience representing multifamily properties with
telecom and other service contracts. We are a successful organization
in growth mode–a seven-time winner of the Columbus Business First
Fast 50. Check us out at .

Choice Property Resources is an
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin,
genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

Requirements

What You
Will Do

Accounting Duties :

• Match incoming receipts with existing accounts
• Assist with the audit process for vendor payments
• Post
  and upload outgoing ACH data
• Email outgoing payment
  information to clients
• Assist with missing payments follow
  up with vendors as needed
• Maintain subsidiary ledgers for
  customer accounts
• Record and research transactions in
  Salesforce

Payroll and Benefits Coordinating
Duties :

• Process change-of-status forms
• Track and implement monthly payroll related details (payrates,
  PTO, benefits enrollment, etc.)
• Coordinate retirement
  program (401K enrollments, notifications, reporting, etc.)
• Coordinate review of benefits programs with CES and company
  leadership
• Assist with annual open enrollment
• Coordinate employer paid benefits
• Onboarding /
  offboarding coordination
• Coordinate assessments, background
  checks, drug screenings, reference checks, etc.
• Prepare
  quarterly incentive program results

Administrative Duties :

• Scanning
  and distributing documents internally
• Mailing checks

Assist Operations initiatives as needed and additional
duties as assigned

Who You Are

• You are comfortable with maintaining detailed
  reports and ledgers and importing/exporting data.
• You have a thirst for learning and innovation .
  This is a fast-paced environment where processes change and evolve.
• You are personable, professional, and responsive
  . You’ll be dealing with team members of all levels and your
  behavior reflects on the company.
• You can think
  critically and prioritize effectively .
• You are
  flexible  and adaptable.  Priorities
  will shift frequently, and you’ll need to be ready to refocus efforts
  while balancing lower priority tasks.
• You are the most
  organized  person on the team. You plan everything
  down to the minute and nothing falls through the cracks.
• You
  pay attention . You notice detail and can connect the
  dots between ideas. You anticipate someone’s needs and use that to
  plan ahead.
• You are discreet . In this
  role, you’ll be privy to confidential information. Keeping a sense of
  confidentiality and professionalism is necessary at all times.

What You Need to Have

• Two-five
  years of bookkeeping experience
• QuickBooks Enterprise,
  QuickBooks Premier and/or other major accounting software experience
• Analytical experience a plus
• Intermediate
  proficiency using Microsoft Excel
• Experience creating
  analyses, charts and/or advance Excel functions are a plus
• Experience across MS Office products; Ability to learn new
  technology as needed
• Experience with Salesforce a plus
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to travel up to 5% of the time and the ability to meet in
  person locally on occasion
• Two- or four-year degree in
  accounting or related field is a plus (not required)
• Accounting and/or payroll related certifications is a plus (not
  required)

Benefits

What We Offer

• 401(k)
  with company match
• Dental insurance
• Vision
  insurance
• Health insurance
• Company paid long-term
  and short-term disability insurance
• Company paid life
  insurance
• Work from home
• Paid vacation and sick
  time
• Paid holidays