Accounting Assistant Details

Accounting Assistant

Forward Financing - Boston, MA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Forward Financing has been one of the fastest-growing Fintech companies in Boston for the past three years, as recognized by Boston Business Journal, Inc. Magazine, and Deloitte's Fast 500. Our mission is to be the leading provider of alternative financing solutions to under-served small businesses. We accomplish this by investing in our people, our technology, and our customer experience – with long-term success in mind. We are proud to be named to Boston Business Journal's Best Places to Work in 2020.

As Accounting Assistant, you will work closely with the Controller, Accounting Manager, and the rest of the Strategy and Finance team. You will report to the Accounting Manager and collaborate frequently with internal stakeholders throughout the company.

In this role you will:

• Review and release daily funding to SMB customers.
• Identify and apply cash payments.
• Investigate discrepancies and payment rejections.
• Verify and reconcile internal applications on a daily basis to ensure the total funding agrees to Salesforce.
• Work on operational projects as they arise.
• Provide support for Account Servicing and Sales teams as needed.
• Assist in the accounts payable process.

About You:

• Passionate: You love what you do, and you have a positive attitude. You care about your teammates and the results of your work while demonstrating humility.
• Coachable: Open to feedback and continual professional improvement. Flexible and adaptable.
• High Standards: Quality orientation. Follow through on commitments. A Doer who gets things done.
• Efficient: Producing significant output with minimal wasted effort, organized planning and prioritization.
• Proactive: Self-starter who appropriately tackles problems and gets stuff done without the need for constant oversight. Continually seeks additional responsibilities while asking for, and acting on, feedback.
• Collaborative: Approaches work with a "people first" attitude and is a team player. Able to engage in healthy and helpful conflict.
• Emotional Intelligence: high degree of self-awareness. Handles interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. Exercises good judgement while under pressure.
• Communicator: Speaks and writes clearly and articulately and likes to build strong relationships. Openly listens to learn and shows appreciation for other points of view.
• Flexibility: Ability and willingness to adapt, change and compromise in a maturing and fast-growing environment

Requirements:

• 1+ years of related experience, preferably in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Good with numbers, and interest in the accounting, finance field.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Available to work hours of 10:30am to 7:30pm, Monday through Friday.

About Us:

Forward Financing is a Boston-based financial technology company that provides fast, flexible, and reliable capital to small businesses nationwide. By combining proprietary technology with a team of small business financing experts, Forward Financing delivers same day funding with the speed and simplicity business owners need to succeed and grow.

Since 2012, Forward Financing has provided over $750 million in financing to more than 20,000 small businesses. Consistently recognized as an industry leader, the company is A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau and receives top ratings across all major customer review platforms. Since 2017, Forward Financing has been named by Inc. Magazine and the Boston Business Journal as one of the fastest growing companies in Massachusetts.

We are a diverse and driven group of over 90 people, located in the heart of Boston's Financial District. Our employees come to work knowing they are helping thousands of small businesses while advancing their own careers. If this sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, learn more at www.forwardfinancing.com

Compensation:

At Forward Financing, we believe that if our company succeeds, all of our employees succeed too. We offer a competitive compensation package for highly qualified candidates that are extremely motivated, have a positive attitude, and are able to ramp up quickly. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and commuter benefits along with gym reimbursement, 401K, paid volunteering days and a matching gift program.

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