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Accounting Assistant

Credit Acceptance is proud to be an award-winning company with local and national workplace recognition in multiple categories! Our world-class culture is shaped by dedicated Team Members who share a drive to succeed as professionals and together as a company. A great product, amazing people and our stable financial history have made us one of the largest used car finance companies nationally.

Our Support teams work with multiple departments in a dynamic environment that promotes flexibility and autonomy, while offering the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of professionals. We work to comply with our company standards, exceed customer expectations and drive our Great Place to Work culture. Through the consistent delivery of quality services and understanding the needs of our business, we develop innovative improvements as we strive towards our company’s Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals!

The purpose of the Accounting Assistant position to work with the Balancing Team in providing critical services for accurate, timely, and efficient processing of all customer loan payment transactions, loan fees, and adjustments while executing all necessary internal control procedures and balancing/reconciliation accounting features.

Outcomes and Activities:

This position will work from home and also require some work onsite at an assigned office work location.
Accurately research and reconcile bank deposit figures to postings within the LSS/OFSLL Servicing System
Ensure accurate balancing of the Servicing System
Perform daily balancing and reconciliation of transactions
Review attorney remittances before submission to the Payment Processing Team for posting
Ensure attorney remittances are formatted appropriately, are accurate and balance to check values, and if not communicate with respective attorney’s accounting teams to resolve balancing differences
Accurately prepare deposit ticket as needed for Payment Processing and Accounting to deposit cash to the bank
Accurately and expediently scan daily checks posted by Payment Processing Specialists and create batch deposits. Additionally, scan checks and create batch deposits for A/R and VRS bank accounts
Support third party payment vendors in resolving any discrepancies that affect daily balancing and create outstanding reconciliation items
Handle customer service requests by internal and external parties in the appropriate manner with necessary feedback and/or documentation
Professionally and respectfully assist both internal and external customers to maintain high service levels
Ensure proper controls are in place by auditing cashier balancing reports
Act as the subject matter expert for daily balancing function within Balancing Team
Provide backup duties pertaining Accounting Assistant balancing tasks to the Balancing Team as needed
Support additional payment processing and accounting requests

Knowledge and Skills:

Professional, personable and respectful with our consumers
Remain positive, professional, determined, calm, and focused when faced with challenging situations
Quick thinker, with an ability to understand and interpret information promptly and effectively
Organized and capable of meeting all deadlines
Self-driven, motivated to help, and able to perform with minimal supervision in a team environment
Receptive to ongoing feedback aimed at improving the performance of you and your team
Comfortable and accurate while handling cash
Speak clearly, professionally and articulately
Ability to operate office equipment (copy machines, fax, telephone, mouse and keyboard, and ten-key adding machine)
Be able to work in a fast-paced environment
Document account notes clearly and efficiently
Work independently and in a team environment

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics
Proficient with Excel (Data Manipulation, pivot tables, and VLOOKUP experience)
Proficient with Access

Preferred:

Previous payment processing experience
Previous bank reconciliation experience

Targeted Compensation: $21.00 - $24.00/hour + an annual bonus plan

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Our Company Values:

To be successful in this role, Team Members need to be:

Positive by maintaining resiliency and focusing on solutions
Respectful by collaborating and actively listening
Insightful by cultivating innovation, accumulating business and role specific knowledge, demonstrating self-awareness and making quality decisions
Direct by effectively communicating and conveying courage
Earnest by taking accountability, applying feedback and effectively planning and priority setting

Expectations:

Remain compliant with our policies processes and legal guidelines
All other duties as assigned
Attendance as required by department

Advice!

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Required degrees must have been earned at institutions of Higher Education which are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent.

Credit Acceptance is dedicated to providing an inclusive environment for all. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and value a culturally diverse workforce. We believe in ensuring all team members demonstrate mutual respect for one another. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics like age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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