Accounting Clerk I

Agri-Cover•Jamestown, ND

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Agri-Cover, Inc. is hiring a full-time Accounting Clerk in its Jamestown, North Dakota location. The role computes, classifies, records, and verifies numerical data used to maintain accounting records. The employee cross-trains with accounting staff on accounts receivable and accounts payable duties, verifies and posts business transactions, prepares and reviews accounting documents, reconciles general ledger accounts and resolves discrepancies, compiles cost reports, and monitors accounts payable and receivable balances. The role also reviews employee expense reports, assists employees, vendors, and customers with account-related questions, contributes to process improvements, and assists with monthly sales tax reports. Other duties may be assigned. Candidates need a high school diploma or GED and one to three months of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The role requires basic communication, mathematical, and reasoning abilities, as well as knowledge of accounting, internet, inventory, order-processing, spreadsheet, and word-processing software. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. The position is based in a climate-controlled facility. The work environment typically has moderate noise. The job regularly involves using hands and talking or hearing; frequently involves sitting and reaching; and occasionally involves standing, walking, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Lifting requirements range from regularly lifting or moving 25 pounds to occasionally lifting or moving up to 100 pounds; team lifting or using mechanical assistance is preferred for loads over 50 pounds. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with no nights or weekends.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, plus one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts including discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume, and apply basic algebra and geometry concepts.
Ability to use common-sense understanding to follow detailed but uncomplicated written or oral instructions and address problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledge of accounting software, internet software, inventory software, order-processing systems, spreadsheet software, and word-processing software.
Ability to meet the role's physical demands, including lifting or moving items weighing up to 100 pounds, with team lifting or mechanical assistance preferred for loads over 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Cross-train with accounting staff on accounts receivable duties, including sales invoicing, cash receipts, and daily reporting.
Cross-train with accounting staff on accounts payable duties, including matching vendor invoices to warehouse receipts, payment approval, and payment processing.
Verify and post details of business transactions, including funds received and disbursed, and total accounts to ledgers, spreadsheets, and databases.
Compute and record charges, refunds, costs of lost or damaged goods, freight charges, rentals, and similar items.
Prepare vouchers, invoices, checks, account statements, reports, and other records, and review them for accuracy.
Reconcile general ledger accounts with subsidiary registers and investigate and resolve discrepancies.
Extract general ledger information and compile cost reports.
Review employee expense reports for proper business-expense documentation and prepare them for payment processing.
Monitor accounts payable and receivable balances to ensure payments are up to date.
Reconcile report discrepancies and problems.
Assist employees, vendors, and customers with questions related to accounts, procedures, and services.
Implement improvements.
Assist in preparing monthly sales tax reports, including reconciling the amount in the general ledger.
Observe safety and security procedures, report potentially unsafe conditions, and use equipment and materials properly.