Accounting Assistant

Advanced Testing Systems is seeking an Accounting Assistant to join our team! This is an on-site position in our Bethel, CT office. Applicants must be able to commute or be planning to relocate to the area. ATS offers competitive pay commensurate with experience, a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare (dental and vision included), paid time off, and a generous 401k. 
 

An Accounting Assistant will report directly to the accounting manager and be responsible for: 
• Maintaining organized financial records, including receipts, vendor profiles, invoices, and asset information.
• Assisting in management of incoming work orders from ATS’s parent company, including maintaining order tracking spreadsheets for orders, deposits, deliveries, dates, etc.
• Monitoring and reconciling credit card charges and payments.
• Reviewing and responding to emails and other communications from clients and parent company.
• Assisting in monitoring accounts payable and receivable.
• General support for accounting manager and sales staff.
• Assisting in operational and general administrative tasks, including compliance and procedural updates and purchase order processing.
• Assisting with general clerical work such as creating and filing documents, generating letters and notices, etc.
• Performing additional duties as needed.
 

Requirements:
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with QuickBooks preferred.
• Must be technologically adept, most of our work is done digitally!
• Candidates should be comfortable working independently and maintaining timely work habits and organization.
 

Competencies:
• Organizational support: Our ideal candidate will work with the team to maintain accounts with clients, follow policies and procedures, complete tasks correctly and on time, and support ATS’s goals and values through their work.
• Adaptability: Our ideal candidate will adapt to changes in the work environment, can manage competing demands, and will be able to alter approaches to tasks to suit new situations.
• Dependability: Our ideal candidate will keep commitments, be able to manage their time well, and be able to work independently.
• Professionalism: Our ideal candidate reacts well under pressure, gives and welcomes constructive feedback, accepts responsibility, and treats others with respect and consideration. 
 

About the company:
Advanced Testing Systems is a leader in the power systems testing industry. Utilizing unique equipment, we test power cables, GIS, transformers, switchgear, and more. We also provide cable fault locating from the best team in the industry. Our expert team of engineers originated from a leading supplier of high-voltage test equipment. Every member has an extensive knowledge of the design and use of equipment, giving us unparalleled confidence in our execution. We arrive fully prepared, perform efficiently, and uphold a high standard of safety. ATS is proudly a part of High Volt, based out of Dresden, Germany, and is a subsidiary of Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH, a global industry leader based in Regensburg, Bavaria.