Accounting Specialist Shoreview, MN

Accounting Specialist

Robert Half is actively looking to hire a determined Accounting Specialist for a recognized company. The primary tasks of the Accounting Specialist will be assisting in the process of Accounts Payable (A/P) and Accounts Receivable (A/R), matching invoices to purchase orders and/or vouchers, and general forms of data entry. If you are innovative and motivated, get your career moving in the right direction in a dynamic team environment.

This is a long term temporary / contract to hire employment opportunity.

Responsibilities

- General accounting and administration assistance: help with G/L account reconciliation and month-end closing, other ad hoc projects

- Rectify transaction documents, which may involve alteration of other documents or entries as well as the original; may initiate other actions

- Transmit financial information to journals, registers, and ledgers, manually or by electronic equipment

- Support Accounts Receivable: apply cash receipt, help with collection of past due balance, process daily invoices/credit

- Assemble documents that require knowledge in determining proper classification of accounting codes and expenditure codes

- Prepare statements and reports that require utilization of a number of sources

- Help with control of budgets by monitoring budgets and originating or verifying adjustments and transfers

- Work with Accounts Payable: A/P invoice matching & filing, vendor invoices and disbursement filing

- Harmonize discrepancies by checking all possible sources of disagreement, reconstructing probable actions, and recognizing the effect on other accounts; prepare correction documents as required

* 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.