Accounting Clerk III

Laguna Development Corp • Albuquerque, NM

9h • Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Clerk III plays a vital role in supporting Laguna Development Corporation’s (LDC) accounting operations by maintaining financial records, processing accounts payable transactions, reconciling statements, running accounting software programs, and providing administrative and accounting support to supervisors and managers. Key responsibilities include matching invoices and payment requests, ensuring timely vendor payments and invoice receipt, maintaining accounting databases and records, entering and processing financial data, resolving credit and debit balances, addressing non-payroll payment obligations and company receipts, and safeguarding confidential information. The position is responsible for reconciling vendor invoices with purchase orders, reviewing invoices that do not flow through the purchasing system, monitoring account statements and payment discrepancies, processing refunds and adjustments, receiving and reconciling cash receipts, balancing daily batches and reports, preparing records for storage and scanning, and ensuring compliance with LDC's record retention guidelines. Additional duties include compiling data, preparing reports, posting accounting entries, maintaining organized filing systems, performing accounting services for outside companies as needed, and carrying out oral and written instructions accurately while working effectively with employees, clients, vendors, and the general public.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• More than five years of experience in an accounting or bookkeeping position
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Access, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work under pressure, reprioritize assignments, and maintain flexibility
• Ability to obtain and maintain a gaming license through the Pueblo of Laguna Gaming Control Board
• Valid driver’s license
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, planning, decision-making, data interpretation, reading, and writing skills

Nice To Haves

• Accounts payable or accounts receivable experience
• Knowledge of casino operations
• Knowledge of casino accounting methods
• Knowledge of tribal, federal, and state reporting requirements
• Basic understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Experience with Sage accounting software

Responsibilities

• Maintaining financial records
• Processing accounts payable transactions
• Reconciling statements
• Running accounting software programs
• Providing administrative and accounting support to supervisors and managers
• Matching invoices and payment requests
• Ensuring timely vendor payments and invoice receipt
• Maintaining accounting databases and records
• Entering and processing financial data
• Resolving credit and debit balances
• Addressing non-payroll payment obligations and company receipts
• Safeguarding confidential information
• Reconciling vendor invoices with purchase orders
• Reviewing invoices that do not flow through the purchasing system
• Monitoring account statements and payment discrepancies
• Processing refunds and adjustments
• Receiving and reconciling cash receipts
• Balancing daily batches and reports
• Preparing records for storage and scanning
• Ensuring compliance with LDC's record retention guidelines
• Compiling data
• Preparing reports
• Posting accounting entries
• Maintaining organized filing systems
• Performing accounting services for outside companies as needed
• Carrying out oral and written instructions accurately
• Working effectively with employees, clients, vendors, and the general public

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED