Accounting Clerk

DESCRIPTION

The Accounting Clerk position is responsible for supporting the Accounting Team by organizing, preparing, and maintaining data for a variety of department needs. The clerk supports AP/AR transactions and plays a role in preparing for month end close. This position is expected to be able to maintain a high level of efficiency, accuracy, and confidentiality in everything that they do.

• Compiles and sorts documents, such as invoices and checks, substantiating business transactions.
• Verifies and posts details of business transactions, such as funds received and disbursed, and totals accounts to ledgers or computer spreadsheets and databases.
• Audits invoices against purchase orders, researches discrepancies, and approves payment.
• Investigates problems that vendors or purchasing agents have with obtaining payment for bills.
• Computes and records charges, refunds, and cost of lost or damaged goods, freight charges, rentals, and similar items.
• Prepares vouchers, invoices, checks, account statements, reports, and other records, and reviews for accuracy.
• Reconciles general ledger accounts with various registers.
• Extracts general ledger information.
• Compiles cost reports and revenue and balance sheets.
• Reconciles bank statements.
• Monitors loans and accounts payable and receivable to ensure that payments are up to date.
• Reconciles report discrepancies and problems.
• Codes data for input to financial data processing system according to company procedures.
• Reviews, balances, and interprets computer reports, and makes corrections.
• Assists employees, vendors, clients, or customers by answering questions related to accounts, procedures, and services.
• Accounts Payable and Receivable.
• Assist with Month End and Annual Audit tasks.
• Microsoft Office software.
• Professional and proactive approach to work, problem solver.
• Strong organizational skills, concern for quality and accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Customer service focused.
• Highest degree of integrity.

Bachelor’s or Associates degree preferred in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent experience.

• 3+ years in the accounting field.
• Great Plains experience a plus.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office programs with high degree of proficiency in Excel.
• Internal customer service minded attitude.
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple mediums.

• Ability to remain in a stationary seated or standing position for various increments of time.
• Able to move about to access a variety of tools and office equipment.
• Able to consistently operate a computer or other electronic device.
• Able to ascend or descend a ladder, crouch or crawl.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., lift over head, twist and turn body when appropriate.
• Must be able to communicate clearly through both verbal and written form.