Accounting Assistant

Company: Creative Financial Staffing
Location: Vienna
Posted on: June 24, 2025

Job Description:

About the Company & Opportunity: • Our client is a nonprofit with a mission dedicated to the arts • This is a well-established organization founded over 50 years ago • Employees praise the organization's culture, work-life balance, and professional development Accounting Assistant Location: Vienna, VA (hybrid schedule - currently 2 days per week in the office) Schedule (Please review carefully): • Position will be Monday - Friday, either 8am - 4pm or 9am - 5pm (7 hour work day), but possibly some days only part days • 30 hours/week: April and May • 35 hours/week: June through Sept full time which is 35 hours/week • Back to 30 hour/week in October • Accounting Assistant will also be needed occasionally on Saturdays with a start time of 8:30am Position Overview: Our client needs immediate assistance due to the current workload. Responsibilities: • A couple days/week the Accounting Assistant will count cash. A few hours will be spent each time the Accounting Assistant is cash counting. • Accounting Assistant will help with payroll with onboarding (e.g. they have days of the week, they have a dozen union members arrive who needed to be onboarded into the payroll system - will work in Paycom to verify I9's, tracking background checks, tracking other items in payroll when payroll manager is busy, etc. • Accounting Assistant will help with AP - reviewing invoices, probably coding; our client has 5000 separate payments/year and 5000 credit card transactions/year - heaviest in summer. • Accounting Assistant will complete ad hoc tasks and projects • Note: The Accounting Assistant role will be project focused. Requirements: • Ideally 2 years of accounting experience • Previous nonprofit experience is a plus but NOT required • Previous Paycom experience is a plus but NOT required • Should have previous experience utilizing an accounting ERP system or payroll system • Degree is a plus but NOT required • Excel - basic to intermediate functions (formulas, export to Excel, filter, format, sum, etc.) Personality Fit: • Team player who is willing to assist wherever needed • Strong work ethic and attention to detail • Organized • Quick learner who is attentive during training to pick up tasks first time shown • Adaptable to changing priorities • Ability to work with other departments and be appreciative of their needs and pressures Qualified candidates please submit your resume for immediate consideration for this exciting job opportunity! INAPR2025

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