Accounting Specialist

AURORA COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR COMPANY•Aurora, NE

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Specialist supports accounts receivable, accounts payable, and supply-related accounting activities. The role assists customers with billing questions, posts payments, processes energy transactions, reconciles location sales and deposits, and maintains account and payment reconciliation reports. Accounts payable duties include matching invoices with receivers and purchase orders, processing invoices and specified vendors, resolving invoice questions and conflicts, securing required payment approvals, and maintaining validation reports. The position also provides seasonal supply payables support, assists the Finance Specialist with third-party financing and FIRs and related payments, and supports seed procurement and warehouse teams. Additional duties include providing customer service and support to other company divisions and coworkers. The role requires organizing and prioritizing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines, with additional hours during month-end, year-end, and audit preparation periods.

Requirements

A minimum of an associate’s degree in accounting; comparable experience may substitute for education.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to move or lift up to 25 pounds.
Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
Ability to communicate effectively with company managers, employees, customers, stockholders, and outside third parties.
Organization, planning, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize work, and meet schedules and deadlines.
Computer skills and attention to detail, with the ability to use computers to enhance business processes.
Willingness to work additional hours beyond the normal work week during month-end, year-end, and audit preparation.
Specific vision abilities, including close and distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
Experience in accounting, billing, and credit.

Responsibilities

Assist customers by phone and in person with billing questions.
Post payments, process energy transactions, and reconcile sales and deposits from locations.
Maintain account and payment reconciliation reports.
Match invoices with receivers and purchase orders and prepare them for processing.
Process invoices for payment and handle specified vendors.
Help resolve invoice questions and conflicts.
Ensure required approvals are obtained for payments.
Maintain reports used to validate accounts payable invoices.
Provide seasonal supply payables support, including spring fertilizer and freight and late-summer seed.
Assist the Finance Specialist with financing through third-party finance vendors (Rado, JDF, and CC).
Assist the Finance Specialist with FIRs and payments received through the FIR process.
Support the Seed Procurement Manager and seed warehouse crews.
Provide excellent internal and external customer service.
Provide additional support to other company divisions as needed.
Provide customer service representative support as scheduled.
Assist coworkers with questions and miscellaneous information.
Plan and organize work, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.