Junior Accountant Clerk

Our client in the San Juan area is seeking to onboard a Junior Accountant Clerk.

Job Summary

The Junior Accountant Clerk is responsible for preparing management accounts for the branch using a computerized accounting system, ensuring accurate and timely data through the accounting system.

Work Location: San Juan

Employment Type: Permanent

Working hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 pm

Salary: $7,500.00 - $9,000.00 per month plus allowances

1. Core Functions:

• Review and enter suppliers’ invoices in the accounting software to ensure complete and accurate accounting of assets, liabilities, and expenses.
• Review, analyze, and record weekly petty cash purchases submitted by petty cash custodians to ensure accuracy, appropriate approval, and valid Company purpose.
• Maintain the schedule of other Prepaid Expenses and amortize the monthly expense.
• Accrue for known expenses incurred by the Company but for which an invoice is not received for timely close.
• Prepare the weekly schedule of payments for the settlement of the companies’ obligations within agreed credit terms.
• Record weekly payments, based on approved payment requisitions.
• Clear all clearing accounts where AP entries are recorded on a monthly basis.
• Prepare supplier and intercompany reconciliations to verify the accuracy and completeness of the AP records and address reconciling differences.
• Prepare a summary of monthly purchases and expenses for sales tax filing (ITBMS).
• Reconcile weekly purchases per the inventory application to entries made within the accounting software.
• Record depreciation, update fixed asset register, and prepare monthly fixed asset schedule.
• Record amortization and update intangible asset schedule.
• Record monthly payroll expenses and payments.
• Any other task assigned by the FC in furtherance of the Company’s objectives.

2. Minimum Qualifications – Education & Experience:

• At least 2 years’ experience in accounting.
• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• Experience in auditing is a nice to have (not required).
• Experience in the restaurant industry (not required).

3. Competencies:

• Competent in MS Office suite (including MS Excel to efficiently analyze manipulate large data sets).
• Good oral and writing skills.
• Competence in the use of Accounting software.
• Highly organized, with keen attention to details.