Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Heritage is looking for a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our growing finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their accounting career who wants to build a strong foundation. The role is focused on accurately recording routine accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions and supporting the broader accounting team with day-to-day bookkeeping tasks.

You will learn directly from an experienced Bookkeeping Manager and gain hands-on exposure to the full accounting cycle over time. We are looking for someone reliable organized and eager to grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Accounts payable: Enter vendor bills code invoices to the correct accounts and prepare routine payments for review.
• Accounts receivable: Generate customer invoices record incoming payments and apply cash receipts accurately.
• Data entry: Record routine journal entries and transactions in QuickBooks with a high degree of accuracy.
• Reconciliation support: Assist the Bookkeeping Manager with bank credit card and account reconciliations.
• Recordkeeping: Maintain organized well-documented digital files for invoices receipts and supporting documentation.
• Vendor & customer support: Respond to routine AP/AR inquiries and help resolve simple billing or payment questions.
• Month-end support: Provide support during the month-end close including pulling reports and gathering documentation.
• Ad hoc tasks: Support the finance team with other day-to-day accounting tasks as needed.

Required Qualifications

• 25 years of accounting bookkeeping or relevant internship experience
• Familiarity with basic accounting principles (debits/credits AP AR).
• Comfort working in QuickBooks or a willingness to learn quickly.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with data entry.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to follow established procedures.
• A positive coachable attitude and eagerness to learn.

• Prior internship or part-time experience in an accounting or finance role.
• Hands-on experience with QuickBooks is a plus.