Accountant

**TEMPORARY TO PERMANENT – Accountant** Long Island or New York City Accounting/PAS Role 2\-5 year's experience. ***The Accountant*** serves as members of various client service teams and are responsible for a variety of administrative accounting functions. Primary responsibilities include compiling and maintaining accounts payable records on a daily/weekly/monthly basis. Other essential functions include: * Reviewing all vendor invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment * Communicating with vendors to resolve any payment discrepancies * Compiling accounts payable data into spreadsheets * Maintaining accurate vendor master lists, with correct addresses and other necessary information * Assisting with year\-end duties including the processing of 1099 information for applicable vendors * Expense coding of credit card activity * Performing various vendor analysis and reconciliation and other ad\-hoc projects as requested by client service teams * Informing supervisors of any potential issues, priorities and required follow\-up * Performing daily, weekly, and monthly recordkeeping tasks * Completing assignments on a timely basis and meet deadlines set by supervisors * Monitoring various sources (e.g., client email, client inbox systems, and relevant portals) to retrieve, organize, process and file client information and forward to others as appropriate * Updating information tracking systems to monitor receipt of expected invoices and other documents ***MUST HAVE\-*** Associate Degree in Accounting (or related subject area), or Accounting Certificate or minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience * Previous experience in accounts payable, accounting and/or account reconciliations * Solid foundation in accounting principles and practices preferred * Ability to interact with and gain respect of all levels of internal and client personnel * Proficient use of technology including MS Excel, MS Word, general ledger software (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage Intacct), bill payment software (e.g., bill.com), expense management software (e.g., Expensify) * Ability to work overtime as necessary