Accounting Specialist

Job description

Job Objective:

Provide customer service to our clients who utilize the expense tracking function and conduct final review of expense reports. Assist in training and educating Expense Administrators.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Audit expense reports for compliance with clients' relocation policies.
• Review information being sent to employee, NEI Account Executive and client contact regarding denied/suspended expenses.
• Review tracked expenses in appropriate software package and information in NEI database.
• Assist in training and educating Expense Administrators.
• Review tax withholdings/gross-up calculations in accordance with the clients' gross-up policies.
• Ensure that expense reimbursements and tax withholdings/gross-ups are reported to payroll and/or accounts payable.
• Handle calls and e-mails from transferees and client contacts (i.e. payroll, accounts payable, travel) regarding expense reimbursements and tax gross-up questions.
• Correspond with employees upon completion of move to verify all expenses have been submitted.
• Prepare weekly advance and outstanding issues reports.
• Analyze bi-weekly/monthly/quarterly payroll reports provided by client, if applicable.
• Compile and review expense information for clients upon request and for quarterly/year-end reports.
• Assist in providing employees and clients with individual year-end relocation tax reports.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

• Type 50 wpm and ten key by touch
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Number aptitude
• Payroll/Accounts Payable experience preferred
• Relocation experience preferred (but not required)
• Attention to detail
• Flexibility
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Organizational skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong written and oral communications ability
• Reliable and punctual
• Supervisory skills