Accounting Associate

Job Description

Accounting Associate | Schurz Communications

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Orbitel Communications, located in Maricopa, AZ. Orbitel Communications, a part of the award-winning Schurz Communications family, provides essential communication services. This Accounting Associate role is crucial for delivering comprehensive accounting and clerical support to the accounting department. The position directly impacts the company’s financial health by ensuring the efficient, timely, and accurate management of accounts payable and receivable, supporting sustained growth and strong customer relationships.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Maricopa, AZ
• Pay: $24–$28.85 hourly
• Team: Accounting Department, coordinates with shared services accounts payable.
• Mission: Provides accounting and clerical assistance to ensure efficient, timely, and accurate payment and collection of accounts.
• Tech Stack: Excel, Microsoft Office applications

What You’ll Actually Do
• Collections: Lead the collections process by diligently reporting activities to meet deadlines, preparing and issuing monthly disconnect and collection letters, and engaging in proactive communication with clients to resolve outstanding balances.
• Accounts Receivable: Systematically review accounts receivable aging reports and closely monitor individual customer account details to identify and address non-payments, delayed payments, and other financial irregularities.
• Cash Management: Accurately reconcile daily cash receipts, maintain precise financial logs, and meticulously prepare bank deposits to ensure proper cash flow management.
• Vendor Relations: Act as the primary point of contact for all vendor inquiries, ensuring smooth communication. This includes coordinating new vendor setup and efficiently submitting invoices to shared services accounts payable for timely processing.
• Administrative Support: Oversee the monthly credit card statement distribution and receipt collection process, ensuring compliance and accuracy, in addition to managing the ordering of office supplies to maintain departmental operations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: An entry-level position that requires fundamental domain knowledge in accounting or a related financial field to effectively support departmental operations.
• Experience: Not explicitly required, but 1-3 years of experience in accounting or a related field is preferred.
• Skills: Basic proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications for data management and reporting; excellent interpersonal skills to foster effective communication both internally across the organization and externally with customers and vendors; proven ability to work productively both independently and as a valued member of a team; meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy in all financial tasks; demonstrated capacity for good judgment and maintaining strict confidentiality with sensitive information; and the ability to consistently meet critical deadlines.
• Bonus: Candidates with an Associate degree in accounting or a related field, or those possessing 1-3 years of accounting or related field experience, will be at an advantage.