Accounting Administrator

Looking for career opportunities, an employer who develops their people, a place to make your mark? If so, we are looking for you. Since our founding in the early 1990s, MEI Rigging & Crating has grown into one of the largest providers of rigging, machinery moving, millwrighting, mechanical installation, industrial storage, crating, and export packing services in the United States.

Our day-to-day operations are guided by our shared values of integrity, respect, professionalism, safety, commitment, and results and this has positioned us to provide exceptional service to customers of all sizes ranging from Aerospace, Automotive, Construction, Data Center, Food Processing, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, and Institutional companies to every industry in between. Our people are our best asset, and we invest in training, support, and providing the proper tools needed to succeed.

If you are looking to be a part of a great team, please apply!

This position will be on-site in Elgin,IL. Office hours: 7:30am - 4:00pm

Under the direction of the Regional Leadership Team, the Accounting Administrator is a key contributor in the coordination, delivery, and optimization of accounting and operational functions. This individual will partner closely with the Accounting, Operations, and Field Managers to make sure the office operates efficiently, while supporting an environment that inspires creativity, teamwork, and innovation. Your primary responsibility will be providing excellent customer service to external and internal clients for multiple, simultaneous office-related transactions, processes, and procedures, ensuring smooth running of the regional administrative support functions.

Essential

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Work collectively with Regional Operations and Accounting Management:

* Daily time entry for field personnel into the ERP system for high-volume operations systems including: ADP, Excel, Portal, etc.

* Reconcile Vendor invoices and enter new Vendors into system as needed

* Ordering and tracking job site equipment rentals

* Collaborates and takes direction from multi-tiered management team

* Assists dispatch with any sales order requirements (equipment, customer, labor, and trucking schedule) to ensure all orders are accounted for; then creates the necessary purchase orders and ensures all communications for digital job board

* Create, track, update, and maintain documents and spreadsheets related to customers, project costs and special projects

* Generate daily paperwork, such as work orders, purchase orders, etc., and ensure that all pertinent information is noted, and all necessary documents are attached

* Administers the job packet process from collection of job packet documents through preparing packets for final review and submission to accounting admin. for customer invoicing (i.e. Compile & organize crating and warehouse handling packets, daily workorder time slips, and Bill of Lading (BOL's) for Sales Admin team to invoice customers)

* Research and collaborate with regional operations team to build awareness and understanding of customer needs and expectations to aid in delivering the highest level of quality service; identify and recommend process improvements

* Works with Ops to take account of and enter the monthly lumber and material inventory

* Maintain annual vehicle registrations and tags

* Working with operations to assist with vehicle maintenance requests

* Assists AP with receiving purchase order and reconciling vendor statements (Obtain purchase orders and ensure vendor receipt of same, and other necessary closing transactions)

* Assist operations with DOT compliance

Work collectively with Regional & Corporate Accounts Receivable (AR):

* Maintain accounts receivable customer files and records

* Assist with month end closing responsibilities and comply with deadlines

* Maintain and organize all pertinent records for long-term archival

Support Regional Office Purchasing By:

* Obtain vendor quotes, qualify & select vendor, create the Purchase Order and perform confirmation after delivery of PO ensuring minimum vendor qualifications are meet, i.e., Certificates of Insurance.

* Ensure…