Accounting Clerk

Description

We are looking for an Accounting Clerk to support a higher education organization in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for someone with strong accounting experience who can work on-site in a permanent capacity and help improve the accuracy of financial records during a busy fiscal period. The person in this role will focus on reviewing expenses, identifying duplicate payments, coordinating with vendors, and helping recover funds while working with guidance from the team.

Responsibilities:

- Examine accounts payable and expense records to identify duplicate payments, inconsistencies, and other transaction issues.

- Compare spending activity against budget expectations and flag items that require further review or correction.

- Contact vendors to verify payment activity, resolve discrepancies, and request refunds when over payments are confirmed.

- Enter, update, and maintain financial information accurately within Workday and related accounting records.

- Reconcile expense details across reports and internal systems to support clean and reliable fiscal data.

- Assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable tasks as needed to keep daily accounting operations moving efficiently.

- Support follow-up efforts related to payment exceptions that arose after the move to a new software platform.

- Work closely with internal stakeholders and follow provided direction to help address a high volume of outstanding payment issues.

* Please note that all candidates are required to provide 2 recent supervisor or manager references in order to be considered for employment.

Please submit your resume and call  for review and consideration.

Requirements - Hands-on accounting experience with a solid understanding of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and expense reconciliation.

- Prior experience using Workday is required, including comfort working within Workday ERP environments.

- Ability to review large volumes of financial transactions and identify duplicate payments or unusual expense activity.

- Strong data entry skills with close attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.

- Experience communicating with vendors to resolve billing issues and obtain refunds or payment corrections.

- Comfortable working in person in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

- Ability to follow established guidance while managing time-sensitive work during a critical fiscal period.

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