Job Title: GL Specialist
Contract Period: 12 Months
Work Location: Plano, TX 75075
Work Hours: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Responsibilities:
- Prepare journal entries and reconciliations for the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing process.
- Perform various accounting and clerical tasks related to the documentation, recording, processing, and filing of financial information.
- Provide support for internal audits and assist with quarter-end reviews and year-end audit processes.
- Ensure compliance with company internal controls by adhering to accounting policies and procedures.
- Review and track customer activities in the ERP system, recording cash receipts, adjustments, GL account coding, and timely posting of payments.
- Contact customers regarding overdue accounts and report reasons for non-payment.
- Prepare cash forecasts and monitor account collections using AR aging reports.
- Reconcile monthly cash receipts with billed statements from Accounts Receivable reports.
- Participate in cross-training within the team to ensure knowledge transfer of roles and responsibilities.
- Prepare ad-hoc reports as needed to communicate with HQ.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree required.
- 1–4 years of experience in accounting or a related field.
- Ability to collect, analyze, and report data to support management in strategic decision-making.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
- Strong knowledge of financial, cost, and management accounting principles.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Preferred:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business Administration.
- Experience with monthly financial closing and reporting.
- Previous experience with SAP systems is highly preferred.