Accounting Assistant

Job Description

Accounting Assistant | Senspex, Inc.

The Tone:
This is an early career opportunity at Senspex, Inc., located in Rio Rancho, NM. Senspex is a market leader in advanced imaging technologies, developing and integrating systems for threat detection, security, surveillance, and videography, which support homeland security and military readiness missions. This role is vital to the Accounting Department, providing essential general support and day-to-day assistance to ensure routine accounting workflows run seamlessly. The Accounting Assistant will make an immediate, tangible impact on the company’s financial operations.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time, with flexible Friday option
• Location: In-person, Rio Rancho, NM

• Team: Accounting Department team
• Mission: This role ensures efficient, accurate accounting practices by managing routine workflows and providing essential support to the department.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Process Payments: Process payroll, accounts payable, and credit card receipts efficiently and accurately.
• Manage Accounts: Prepare, control, balance, and check various financial accounts using standard bookkeeping methods.
• Record Transactions: Accurately enter daily financial transactions into the accounting system.
• Support Reporting: Assist with the preparation of statistical, financial, accounting, and auditing reports.
• Oversee Assets: Help manage company inventory, assets, and property, including conducting physical inventory counts.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field, or actively pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Accounting. This role is suitable for an entry-level candidate.
• Experience: No specific years of experience required, but candidates must possess a proficient understanding of standard accounting principles, practices, and procedures.
• Skills: Foundational knowledge of standard accounting principles and bookkeeping methods; ability to enter daily financial transactions; general office administration skills including filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.
• Bonus: Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD security clearance. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or have the legal right to work within the United States, and possess acceptable forms of identification under the REAL ID Act.