About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Accounting & Finance.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Company & Role Overview

Confidential Client is seeking a detail-focused Junior Accountant to support its finance team in Fort Myers, FL. This entry-level, full-time role helps maintain AR/AP, reconciliations, and financial reporting across multiple business entities. The position is primarily on-site with flexible remote work (one day per week).

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What You’ll Do

• Support accounts receivable, billing, collections and accounts payable processes.
• Post and reconcile journal entries and subaccounts for multiple entities.
• Assist with month-end close activities, account reconciliations and audit preparation.
• Maintain client contracts, purchase orders, vendor registrations and credit applications.
• Process expense reports and help maintain expense-reporting and payroll systems.
• Support fixed asset tracking and depreciation schedules.
• Prepare reports from HRIS, payroll and accounting systems; run billing and internal reports on request.
• Assist with periodic audits and conduct regular subaccount reviews.
• Maintain SOPs and help implement process improvements and new accounting technology.
• Provide administrative backup (reception, mail, supplies) and support HR as needed.
• Act as backup support for other accounting staff and lead assigned projects.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; Accounting or Finance preferred.
• 1+ years of accounting experience (AR/AP, reconciliations, journal entries).
• Experience with accounting software and consolidated financial statements is preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office, especially Excel; strong data-management skills.
• Ability to read and interpret financial statements.
• Strong communication, problem solving, and time-management skills.
• Detail oriented, accountable, self-motivated and able to work in a team.
• Comfortable working under deadlines and managing multiple priorities.

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Compensation & Schedule

• Salary: $50,000 - $55,000 per year.
• Employment Type: Full-time; Exempt; Entry level.
• Schedule: Standard business hours, Monday–Friday.
• Remote: Hybrid — eligible for one remote day per week.

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Benefits

• Hybrid remote schedule (one day/week)
• Paid parental leave (12 weeks)
• Medical, dental, vision
• Basic life insurance (employer-paid); voluntary life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability (STD/LTD)
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and training opportunities

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Why This Role

This position offers hands-on accounting experience across multiple entities and systems, exposure to audits and process improvement projects, and a supportive environment for early-career growth in Accounting & Finance. Ideal for candidates who want to build technical accounting skills and advance within a growing finance team.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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