For more than 18 years, UGA Finance has focused its efforts on creating accessible credit for consumer receivables. UGA is a leader in providing financing and servicing for unsecured lending in key verticals, including Education, Medical, Membership and Consumer Goods. The lender of choice for leading brands throughout the world, UGA has built a solid reputation in B2B relationships and consumer funding.

The Assistant Accountant plays a key role on UGA's Accounting team by performing cashiering related activities such as posting received payments within our system and handling various other accounting related tasks.  This position is also responsible for accurately and efficiently posting and reconciling payments to balance portfolio to ensure a smoothly running accounting process.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for researching and posting unidentified checks.
• Responsible for processing and posting check NSFs.
• Reconciles payments in order to balance portfolio
• Responsible for refunding any overpayments, creating consumer refund checks and following consumer refund process.
• Responsible for posting rejected payments.
• Completes special projects as needed.
• Primary resource for handling, sorting and opening incoming mail; processing and distributing mail and reports.

• Associates degree required
• 1+ yr experience in Accounting role 
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel 
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail
• Strong math aptitude
• Minimum typing speed 35wpm
• Experience working in QuickBooks is a plus
• Experience working in Salesforce CRM is a plus 

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 40 hrs

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.