Accounting Specialist

Job Details

Job Location:

Corporate - Conyers, GA 30013

Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Ensure payments are made to vendors within the guidelines of contractual agreements. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.

• Safety First – Every employee of Cellofoam North America Inc. must demonstrate a strong commitment to following all safety standards, procedures, and practices to ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others.
• Pay vendors by: verifying federal ; scheduling and preparing checks; resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation; insuring credit is received for outstanding memos; issuing stop‑payments or purchase order amendments.
• Assemble statements and reports that require utilization of an array of sources.
• Operate computers programmed with accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
• Check figures, postings, and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes.
• Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
• Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports, recording entries.
• Administer employee reimbursement process.
• Maintain accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
• Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
• Operate 10‑key calculators, computer(s), and copy machines to perform calculations and produce documents.
• Perform general office duties, such as filing, answering telephones, and handling routine correspondence.
• Access computerized financial information to answer general questions as well as those related to specific accounts.
• Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers.
• Debit, credit, and total accounts on computer spreadsheets and databases, using specialized accounting software.
• Match order forms with invoices and record the necessary information.
• Compare computer printouts to manually maintained journals to determine if they match.
• Protect organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Perform other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.
• Work in conjunction with other departments to resolve issues.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere with a culture of respect for others.
• Use appropriate judgment in upward communication regarding plant or employee concerns.
• Maintain a working knowledge and is in full compliance with corporate standards for business conduct and Federal anti‑trust laws.
• Adhere to Cellofoam North America Inc. company focus areas:
  Safety, Financial, Customer, and People.

• High School/GED
• 2
  
  Year Degree or comparable background of work‑related experience in accounting

• Initiative:
  Identifies problems and takes action to address current or future problems.
• Customer Service Orientation:
  Focuses efforts on discovering and meeting the customer’ s needs.
• Work Habits:
  Efficiently organizes and executes assignments, demonstrating self‑discipline and reliability.
• Analytical Skills / Problem Solving:
  Understands situations by breaking them down, systematically comparing data, prioritizing, planning, and developing countermeasures.
• Flexibility / Adaptability:
  Adapts and works effectively in a variety of situations and with various individuals or groups.
• Works Safely:
  Strives for an accident‑free workplace, keeping safety at the heart of everything done.
• Teamwork:
  Contributes meaningfully to work group efforts with new ideas for improvement.
• Mutual Respect and Support:
  Works cooperatively with others, welcoming and respecting opposing ideas and opinions.

• Clerical:
  Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office…