Job Title: Accounting Assistant

Job Description

The Accounting Assistant will support month-end reconciliations, create purchase orders, and send them to vendors. This role involves reconciling vendor statements, receiving, processing invoices for accounts payable, and creating and sending out invoices for accounts receivable. The assistant will aid in payroll calculations and maintain HR records, process expense reports, and post entries into Sage 100. Additionally, they will assist in generating reports and financial statements for various departments and contribute to ad hoc projects as necessary.

Responsibilities

Support month-end reconciliations.Create purchase orders and send them to vendors.Reconcile vendor statements.Receive and process invoices for accounts payable.Create and send out invoices for accounts receivable.Assist with payroll calculations and HR records.Process expense reports.Post entries into Sage 100.Assist in generating reports and financial statements for various departments.Contribute to ad hoc projects as necessary.

Essential Skills

Basic Accounting Skills in accounts payable, accounts receivable, or accounting internship.Intermediate Excel skills for spreadsheet manipulation.Experience with Sage or other ERP systems.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting is preferred but not required.Intermediate knowledge of Excel for pulling reports, generating, and manipulating data using formulas.Excellent written and verbal communication skills for working cross-functionally and supporting multiple departments.

Work Environment

The office environment is open and collaborative. The Accounting Assistant will interact with various departments and teams, including sales, service, warehouse, customers, and higher-level executives. The culture is tight-knit and small, requiring a resilient attitude.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Fairfield, NJ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $23.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job\n classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be\n subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits\n available for this temporary role may include the following:\n\n • Medical, dental & vision\n • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital\n • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available\n • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)\n • Short and long-term disability\n • Health Spending Account (HSA)\n • Transportation benefits\n • Employee Assistance Program\n • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Fairfield,NJ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 10, 2026.

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\n\nAbout Aston Carter:\n

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

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The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.

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