Accounting Specialist

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Supply Accounts Receivable Assisting customers over the phone and in person with questions about billing.

Posting payments, processing energy transactions, and reconciling sales and deposits from locations.

Maintain reporting tasks for account and payment reconciliation.

Accounts Payable Match invoices with receivers and purchase orders and prep for processing

Responsible for processing specified vendors

Process invoices for payment

Assist with resolving questions and conflicts on invoices

Assure proper approvals are obtained for payments

Maintain reporting tasks for validation on accounts payable invoice

Supply

Seasonal supply payables support (Spring Fertilizer/Freight, Late Summer Seed, etc.)Assist Finance Specialist on financing through 3rd party finance vendors (Rado, JDF, CC)
Assist Finance Specialist with FIR’s and payments received through FIR process.

Seed warehouse support for Seed Procurement Manager and seed warehouse crews.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS Provide excellent internal and external customer service.

Provide additional support to other divisions within the company as needed

Provide support to customer service representative as scheduled.

Assist co-workers with questions and miscellaneous information

Ability to plan, organize, and handle multiple tasks. Prioritize work, and deal with deadlines.

Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and a self-starter who requires little supervision.

Willing to work additional hours beyond the normal work week during month end, year-end, and audit preparation.

Experience in accounting, billing, and credit preferred.

EDUCATION Requires a minimum of an associate’s degree in accounting with a bachelor’s degree in accounting preferred. Comparable experience may substitute education.

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment

Ability to communicate effectively with company managers, employees, customers, stockholders, and outside third-party interests

Demonstrated organization, planning, and problem-solving skills and ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize work, and with ability to perform under schedules and deadlines

Proven computer and attention-to-detail skills and the ability to use the computer to enhance business processes OTHER REQUIREMENT SA valid driver’s license

Must be able to move/lift up to 25 pounds

Specific vision abilities are required such as close and distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus