We are seeking a detail-oriented Administrative Accounting Assistant for a temp-to-hire opportunity in Ontario, CA. This 100% onsite role is ideal for a bilingual English and Spanish professional who enjoys a balanced mix of accounting support, customer service, over-the-counter sales, and administrative office duties. Required Qualifications and Skills
The Administrative Accounting Assistant will support the Office Manager in a small, family-oriented office environment where teamwork, reliability, and customer care are highly valued. This is a great opportunity for someone seeking long-term stability, consistent weekday hours, and the chance to contribute to a supportive workplace where employees are trusted, cross-trained, and encouraged to take ownership of their work.
The right candidate will be comfortable handling Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, QuickBooks entries, customer payments, vendor communication, and walk-in customer support. This role is a strong fit for someone who is organized, approachable, dependable, and enjoys wearing multiple hats in a busy office setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist walk-in and phone customers with product questions, pricing, availability, purchases, payments, invoices, and general account inquiries.
- Process over-the-counter sales, customer payments, receipts, invoices, and related transaction documentation accurately.
- Support Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions, including vendor invoices, customer payments, account records, reconciliations, and invoice discrepancies.
- Utilize QuickBooks to enter, update, maintain, and retrieve accounting and customer account information.
- Prepare and organize documentation for bank deposits, check runs, accounting records, customer files, vendor files, and confidential business documents.
- Provide general administrative support, including data entry, filing, scanning, copying, correspondence, office organization, phone coverage, and special projects.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pay Range: $22.00 to $28.00 per hour, depending on experience.
- Job Type: Temp-to-Hire.
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
- Work Location: 100% onsite in Ontario, CA.
- Support daily Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activity, including invoice entry, customer payment posting, vendor records, and account documentation.
- Provide customer service and over-the-counter sales support for walk-in customers and incoming phone inquiries.
- Maintain accurate accounting, customer, vendor, and administrative records using QuickBooks, Microsoft Office, and internal systems.
- Assist the Office Manager with daily office operations, filing, payment processing, reporting, and administrative projects.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is required.
- 2+ years of hands-on Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable experience is required.
- QuickBooks experience is required.
- Prior experience in administrative support, accounting support, customer service, or office operations is required.
- Strong understanding of invoices, payments, customer accounts, vendor accounts, and basic accounting documentation.
- Experience handling cash, checks, customer payments, or over-the-counter transactions is strongly valued.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Outlook.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, organization, and time management.
- Ability to handle confidential financial and business information with professionalism and discretion.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize competing responsibilities, and work effectively in a busy office environment.
- Reliable, dependable, customer-focused, and comfortable supporting a small team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Construction industry experience is preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Finance, Accounting, or a related field is preferred, but not required.
- Experience working in a small office, family-owned business, or hands-on customer-facing environment is a plus.
- Prior experience supporting an Office Manager or performing blended accounting, administrative, and customer service duties is preferred.
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