Junior Accountant
The Junior Accountant at Confidential Client is responsible for supporting day-to-day finance operations including accounts payable, accounts receivable, disbursements, receipts, and general ledger accounting. This hands-on role involves processing financial transactions, maintaining accurate records, performing reconciliations, and assisting with month-end close and financial reporting for smaller entities. The position offers early-career professionals an opportunity to develop broad accounting experience while collaborating with multiple finance and business teams in a fully onsite environment.
About Careertakes
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Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
Position Overview
This is a hands-on Junior Accountant role supporting Finance Operations and Accounting for a Confidential Client in Accounting & Finance. The position is 100% onsite in Roslyn, NY and is ideal for an early-career accounting or finance professional seeking broad, practical experience in accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), cash receipts, reconciliations, and month-end close support.
What You’ll Do
You will work closely with Finance Operations, Financial Reporting, Treasury, Claims, and other business partners to ensure accurate transaction processing and financial records.
- Process vendor invoices, employee and business expenses in the AP platform, including coding, approvals, and exception follow-up.
- Prepare approved disbursements (vendor payments, refunds, claims-related payments) according to authorization controls.
- Maintain payment support documentation and resolve returned items, voids, stop payments, or other disbursement issues.
- Support accounts receivable tasks: invoice preparation/distribution, payment tracking, aging follow-up, and collection/write-off reporting.
- Record and reconcile cash receipts, deposits, and refunds to source systems, bank activity, and the general ledger; research discrepancies.
- Prepare journal entry support and perform reconciliations for assigned operational accounts (cash, A/R, A/P, expenses, disbursements).
- Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities: prepare schedules, record routine entries, and research reconciling items.
- Provide accounting and reporting support for smaller operating entities, including intercompany activity and recurring financial schedules.
- Produce recurring Finance Operations reports (paid loss/disbursement reports, A/R aging, transaction reconciliations) and validate them to source data.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and support testing and automation initiatives to modernize finance workflows.
Who We’re Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
- 1–3 years of relevant experience in accounting, AP/AR, finance operations, or related roles. Strong internship experience will be considered.
- Working knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts (debits/credits, reconciliations, journal entries, financial statements).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (formulas, lookup functions, pivot tables) and ability to validate transaction-level data.
- Strong attention to detail, ability to handle recurring deadlines, and excellent organizational skills.
- Good investigative skills to follow transactions from source documentation through to financial reporting and escalate issues as needed.
- Strong written and verbal communication and a service-oriented approach to vendors, customers, and internal partners.
Compensation & Location
- This position is 100% onsite in Roslyn, NY.
- The actual compensation will be determined by experience and other factors permitted by law. The source posting includes an estimated annual figure; final pay details will be shared by the Confidential Client during the hiring process.
Why Apply
This role provides exposure to a wide range of finance functions—AP, AR, cash management, reconciliations, and month-end close—making it a strong next step for a junior accounting professional who wants to build a broad skill set in a modern finance organization.
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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