Accounting Assistant

Elmwood Park, NJ
Full Time
Entry Level
We are looking for a detail-oriented and reliable Accounting Assistant to join our accounting team. The ideal candidate will have experience in general accounting and financial reporting. This role offers an excellent opportunity to grow.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Process invoices, payments, and ensure timely billing to clients and vendors.
  • Monitor and track project costs, ensuring they stay within budget.
  • Process and manage project-related invoices from vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors.
  • Ensure accurate and timely billing to clients for project milestones or completed work.
  • Communicating with vendors, clients, and internal teams to resolve financial issues
  • Monitor customer accounts for outstanding payments and follow up on overdue invoices.
  • Ensure compliance with accounting policies, procedures, and regulations.
  • Reconcile bank statements and resolve discrepancies
  • Review and verify employee expense reports to ensure they align with company policies.
  • Organize and file invoices, receipts, and expense reports for easy access and auditing purposes.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
  • Knowledge in DELTEK AJERA is a plus.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Possess effective communication skills with colleagues and clients.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
  • Maintain confidentiality and uphold ethical financial practices.
  • Proficient in excel, outlook, and word.

We offer employees competitive compensation packages, medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short, and long-term disability, paid holidays, paid time off, and 401k retirement plan with company match.

YU & Associates' is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer fully committed to providing equal opportunity in all areas of employment practices. No employee or applicant for employment is discriminated against because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual or affectional preference, sexual orientation, sex, ancestry or national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital or domestic status, veteran status, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information or testing, or any other legally protected category in all employment decisions.

We foster a work environment that’s inclusive as well as diverse, where our employees can be themselves.  Every idea and perspective are valued to meet our common goals.


YU & Associates is committed to supporting our employees’ well-being by providing benefits that are a valuable part of the compensation package. We partner with our employees to foster a healthy, safe and rewarding lifestyle both at work and at home. The Y&A benefits program for full-time employees include:
·       Benefits:  
  • Medical-National plan with low out of pocket costs to members.
  • Dental-National plan.
  • Vision-National plan with the largest vision network.
  • Life/AD&D-Benefit available should an employee pass away while employed.
  • Short-Term Disability-Benefit in the event an employee is unable to work for a short period of time.
  • Long Term Disability-Benefit in the event an employee is unable to work for an extended period.
  • Employee Assistance Program-Employee 3rd party support available when needed.
  • ADP Retirement Plan with company match.
  • Bonus Program – based on individual and company performance.
  • Yearly review – based on individual and company performance.
Tax Savings Tools:  
  •       Healthcare Reimbursement Accounts-Tax Free benefit to employees.
  •       Flexible Spending Accounts-Tax Deductible benefit for employees.
  •       Dependent Care and Commuter Program-Tax Deductible benefit for employees.
Value Adds:  
  •       Will Preparation
  •       Beneficiary Grief Support

Annual Salary Range:  $56,000 to $60,000
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