Junior Accountant: AR​/AP to GL, Temp

Job Description

Job Description

ACCOUNTANT

Our client is a reputable, family-owned company located in the Central Western Suburbsthat distributes medical equipment to the health care industry. They are looking for an Entry Level Accountant.

Entry Level Temp to Hire with advancement potential to become Accounting Supervisor with proven experience and education. Position is open to replace a staff member who is retiring. Thisis a three position Accounting department (Supervisor plus two, both cross-training AR and AP).

Full Time, TEMP TO HIRE

Pay Rate: $30-$35/HR DOE($62,400 -$72,800) DOE

Hours:

8:00am – 4:30pm (Mon – Fri) with 1/2 lunch and two 10-minute breaks

Education Required:High School Diploma
Education Requested:College level Accounting Courses; working towards a degree in Accounting is helpful.

At present this position will be focused on Accounts Receivable, with other tasks as time allows.

Applications currently used for this position:
Sage 100 Advanced 2020 (Version 6.20.6.0) and Crystal Reports v11;
Microsoft Office 365 Outlook and Excel;
Altec Doc Link Paperless Office (Workflow and repository)

Qualifications:

• Requesting at least five years previous experience processing Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Standard Journal Entries.
• Proven competency using Microsoft Outlook and Excel.
• Must have previous experience with ERP Accounting software.
• The client uses
  
  Sage 100 however SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, Acumatica and other ERPs would be similar.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Daily review of SO, PO, AR, AP and some Warehouse information to be alert for any significant changes.
• Accounts Receivable pending order review, customer invoicing, cash application and soft collections.
• Create refund checks to customers after researching validity and obtaining supervisor approval.
• Assist with Weekly Payments to Vendors processing.
• Assist staff with analysis of inventory movement when corrections are needed.
• Provide sales tax documents to vendors to relieve sales tax. Includes research for current limitations by state.
• Monthly- quarterly- year end closings including journal entries, Financial statement review and then submit reports bi-annually to outside Tax Accounting firm for review.
• Monthly Sales Tax report for Illinois, quarterly for Wisconsin.

Other Duties as part of Cross-Training:

• Accounts Payable processes as Expense and/or PO source, credit card reconciliations.
• When needed, assist the AP Person and Purchasing Department with vendor contacts regarding missing product, damaged product and other follow-up for replacements and credits.
• Reconcile Vendor statements.
• Weekly and Monthly commission processing using Crystal Reports and intermediate Excel, includes analysis of activity to be certain costs flowed through properly for commission purposes.
• Assist IT Manager with issues for PCs in-house relating to software updates; questions relating to Sage processes.
• Create sales, inventory and other reporting for Management as needed using Crystal Reports, Sage and/or Excel.

An interview will be required.

At Pride Staff, it’s all about you. Whether you’re an entry level worker or a senior executive, an HR Manager or a front line supervisor, our goal is to understand what matters to you – your goals, your priorities, your success. Our locally-owned offices seek to understand your needs and track results, measure feedback and keep it personal. Everything we do is designed to serve you better, and our ten years of being recognized as among the top 1% in the industry tell us we are doing something right.

At Pride Staff, it’s all about you. Whether you’re an entry level worker or a senior executive, an HR Manager or a front line supervisor, our goal is to understand what matters to you – your goals, your priorities, your success. Our locally-owned offices seek to understand your needs and track results, measure feedback and keep it personal. Everything we do is designed to serve you better, and our ten years of being recognized as among the top 1% in the industry tell us we are doing something right.