Accounting Staff  

This Job contributes to Designs United Apparel (Elin) by working with the management in recording and maintaining the company’s financial records. The primary responsibility is the creation of financial transactions which includes posting information to accounting journals or accounting software from such documents as invoices to customers, cash receipts, and supplier invoices. The bookkeeper also reconciles accounts to ensure their accuracy. Majority of the time is spent processing account payables and receivables, recording and running payroll duties as well as banking transactions, maintaining the general ledger, preparing and filing of taxes, running financial reports and performing job specific clerical duties.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Purchase supplies and equipment as authorized by management.
• Monitor office supply levels and reorder as necessary.
• Tag and monitor fixed assets.
• Pay supplier invoices in a timely manner.
• Ensure that receivables are collected promptly from consignors and COD.
• Record all transactions.
• Conduct a monthly reconciliation of every bank account.
• Create monthly reports for management that include but are not limited to: sales, expenses, receivables, payables, shipping expenses and income.
• Provide information to the external accountant who creates the company’s financial statements.
• Assemble information for external auditors for the annual audit.
• Maintain an orderly accounting of the filing system.
• Maintain the chart of accounts.
• Maintain the annual budget.
• Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management.
• Provide clerical and administrative support to management as requested.

• Must be a graduate of any 4-year course
• Must have at least 2-years related experience.
• Strong analytical and planning skills
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills