Accounting Specialist

POSITION  DESCRIPTION

TITLE OF POSITION:     Accounting Specialist             

REPORTS TO:                VP of Finance

DEPARTMENT:               Finance                                                                          

DATE:                              October 2026

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join the Finance team at Leanin’ Tree as our Accounting Specialist. You’ll be the day-to-day voice of Accounting for our customers and vendors: taking payments, resolving account questions, and recording the transactions and journal entries that keep our books accurate.

WHAT YOU’LL DO (ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS)

Customers and receivables

• Talk with customers by phone to process credit card payments and resolve account-related issues.
• Handle customer collections, apply cash, and record transactions accurately to customer accounts.

Vendors and payables

• Assist with vendor inquiries.
• Monitor the accounting email inbox and process payments accurately and promptly.

General ledger and reporting

• Perform general ledger accounting and maintain accurate financial records.
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries for your assigned areas.
• Prepare account reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Prepare and maintain accounting reports.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes.

Teamwork

• Collaborate professionally with employees across all company departments.
• Take on other duties as assigned.

This position has no supervisory duties.

WHAT YOU BRING

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1-2 years’ experience in accounting, including accounts payable, customer service, and/or other accounting duties.
• Full proficiency with personal computers, Excel, and Microsoft applications.

Preferred

• Associate’s degree in business or accounting.

Skills that will help you succeed

• Speed and accuracy when working with figures and detail.
• Organization and time management, with the ability to juggle multiple tasks and changing priorities.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Professionalism with people at all levels of the company and with people outside the business.
• Discretion with confidential information.

TOOLS YOU’LL USE

Telephone and headset (including voicemail), computer, software and database, calculator, and copier.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Indoor office environment.
• Sitting for up to 8 hours while typing on a computer keyboard.
• Speaking articulately for up to 8 hours.
• Hand/eye coordination and visual acuity in near and mid ranges.
• Manual dexterity using both hands and fingers to type and dial a phone, and reaching with arms and hands.
• Lifting up to 25 pounds.

Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Pay: $18.00 – $25.00 per hour.
• Benefits: Health plan, life insurance, disability, 401(k) plan, and PTO, Holidays paid.

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications for the job.