Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary: $17.00 - $20.00 / hour
CORYS, Inc is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Part-Time Junior Accounting Assistant to support our day-to-day financial operations. This role is ideal for a college student or early-career professional pursuing an accounting degree and seeking hands-on experience in a professional accounting environment.
The ideal candidate has completed at leastsophomore-level coursework in an Accounting-specific degree program and is eager to apply their knowledge in real-world settings, including transaction processing, reconciliations, financial reporting, and purchasing support.
Key Responsibilities
- Enter daily accounting transactions, including vendor and customer invoices, cash receipts, billing entries, and sales orders.
- Assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable tasks, including invoice processing, payment posting, and vendor documentation.
- Support the preparation of financial reports, such as aging summaries, cash flow forecasting, and periodic financial reports.
- Prepare and assist with account reconciliations, including bank reconciliations and general ledger reviews.
- Maintain accurate and organized financial records, supporting documentation, and electronic files.
- Assist with purchasing activities, including matching vendor invoices.
- Participate in month-end closing tasks under supervision.
- Support financial analytics or special accounting projects when opportunities arise.
- Provide general administrative and accounting support as needed to ensure smooth department operations.
Required Qualifications
- Completion of at least 2 years of college coursework in an Accounting degree program.
- Strong understanding of basic accounting principles.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel; comfortable with spreadsheets and formulas. Candidates will be provided with a MS Excel skills level test and possibly a hands-on workbook test to complete during the interview. Please be prepared to spend approximately 60-90 minutes on this during an on-site interview.
- Ability to learn and work with accounting software systems.
- Strong attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy in data entry.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Effective communication skills for interacting with internal departments, vendors, and customers.
- Professionalism and integrity when handling confidential financial data.
Preferred Qualifications (Not Required)
- Prior internship or part-time experience in accounting or bookkeeping.
- Familiarity with ERP or accounting systems (Sage Intacct, QuickBooks, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, etc.).
- Interest in financial analysis, budgeting, or forecasting.
Work Schedule
- Part-time: approximately 1520 hours per week.
- Schedule flexibility available to accommodate class schedules.
Compensation & Benefits
- Hourly rate: $17-20/hour. There are no benefits offered with this position.
- Exposure to a wide range of accounting functions and business processes.
- Supportive, professional work environment.
ABOUT CORYS, Inc:
CORYS is the global leader in power and rail training simulation solutions. Our cutting-edge simulation modeling, services, upgrades, and commitment to customer service has driven industry standards for over 20 years. CORYS, Inc. is a subsidiary of CORYS SAS, located in Grenoble, France, with over 250 employees serving the power, transportation and hydrocarbon industries by providing training simulators as well as simulator support and upgrade services (850 systems in operation worldwide).
CORYS combines the skills of physicists, engineers, software developers, graphic designers and modeling experts to create innovative training and engineering solutions to address the operational requirements of our customers. We help them to optimize their engineering and training costs, enhance their workforce skills, and improve their operational safety and efficiency.
CORYS offers an exciting work environment, opportunities for advancement, competitive pay and benefits, and a generous bonus program.