Accountant I or Accountant II
ACT

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Overview

At ACT Your Work Makes a DifferenceACT team members are part of an organization dedicated to an important mission: Helping people achieve education and workplace success.

Advancing the mission internally, by helping team members achieve education and workplace success of their own, is core to our values. ACT supports team members by offering market-competitive pay, generous paid leave, flexible working arrangements, and access to an array of well-being programs including health & wellness programs and professional learning and development opportunities.

You will be joining a team that has a diverse workload and is dedicated to meeting deadlines and providing high quality outputs.

We are seeking an Accountant I or Accountant II to help us fulfill that mission.

This position can be remote or, if local to the area, can be remote, onsite 100% or a combination of onsite and remote. The ACT Headquarters office is located in Iowa City, Iowa.

The Accountant I or Accountant II will be responsible for day-to-day pricing activities, along with a variety of general accounting tasks. Due to the variety of responsibilities across multiple accounting areas, exceptional prioritization and time management skills are essential for this role.

What you will be working on:

• Update, maintain and reconcile item pricing and pricing discount codes within accounting systems
• Work with stakeholders to verify pricing approval and proper accounting treatment
• Create, maintain and reconcile other data fields within and across accounting systems
• Prepare and enter journal entries for monthly accounting close
• Reconcile asset and liability accounts; timely research and resolve unexpected discrepancies
• Assist with daily bank account activities
• Support accounts payable activities
• Correspond with customers by phone and electronically regarding collection of delinquent accounts
• Analyze and organize customer account information to prioritize collection activities
• Perform or assist with various ad-hoc projects
• Level II only: Work with stakeholders to review and interpret contracts and discount pricing requests
• Level II only: Provide general accounting training and guidance to ACT team members as needed

This could be the job for you if you have (minimum requirements):

• Level I:
• At least one year of accounting related experience
• Level II:
• At least three years of accounting related experience
• Experience in accounting internal controls and best practices
• Both levels:
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel
• Ability to prioritize responsibilities and manage to time sensitive deadlines
• Meticulous attention to detail with high degree of accuracy
• Ability to collect, analyze and translate financial data
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and security
• Collaboration - work effectively with individuals inside and outside the organization
• Inclusion - actively seeks and engages with diverse perspectives and invites a sense of belonging
• Communication - ability to communicate effectively across all levels in the organization
• Decision making - acts decisively with sound judgement; uses data to analyze options and form opinions
• Optimization - ability to apply continuous improvement to existing processes and programs
• Initiative - uses self-starter approach, ability to multi-task, proactively anticipates and acts on information and details needed, willingness and ability to learn
• Accountability - takes responsibility and follows through on commitments; acknowledges and learns from mistakes without blaming others; recognizes the impact of one's behavior
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or related area of study, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired

It's a plus if you have:

• Experience working with computerized accounting or financial system
• Experience working in a remote environment

About ACT

When ACT was founded in 1959, it disrupted the assessment industry with a new approach to helping students better understand their readiness so they could take steps to improve it. By leveraging our expertise and authority in assessment and research, we will again disrupt the industry-helping more people learn, better measure their progress, and improve their navigation through life's transitions.

More than ever before, ACT is fulfilling its mission of helping people achieve education and workplace success. We're doing it by pushing the boundaries of learning innovation through the work of our people, who we call team members because we're all in this together.

We know transformation does not come without challenge. That's why ACT invests in a variety of experiences for team members to strengthen their connections, explore ideas, learn from customers, and celebrate success.

Learn more about working at ACT at act.org!

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