Sr. Accounting Clerk
About The Position
Responsible for reviewing, entering, coding, and validating financial transactions, reconciling multiple data sources and preparing reports for management review.Primary Responsibilities: Validate, code and process vendor invoices within payment terms and department goalsKey invoices into payables systemCompare accrued freight to invoiced freight and validate variances are within acceptable tolerances or take appropriate action to resolve varianceInvoice customer shipments with proper freight accruals and process internal transfersValidate and input production and inventory transactions including treat charges, mixing preservatives, inventory movements, Complete financial close duties in accordance with company closing policies, including account reconciliations and account balance analysisPerform ad-hoc analysis with minimal supervisionAct as department leader to identify and resolve issues as they ariseTrain and mentor peersVerifies and posts details of business transactions, such as funds received and disbursed, and totals accounts to ledgers or computer spreadsheets and databasesRespond to and contact vendors regarding payment status in professional mannerMail checks in timely manner with enclosed appropriate supporting documentationKeep Office Manager apprised of potential concerns and statusesMaintain and update process documentationAppropriately respond to questions from internal and external stakeholdersParticipates and contributes to company safety program.Performs other related duties as assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent preferred
- Three years’ experience in accounting functions and reconciling general ledger.
- Experience in Microsoft Suite
- Knowledge of spreadsheet software, database software, and word processing software
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
- Exceptional customer service and communication skills
Responsibilities
- Validate, code and process vendor invoices within payment terms and department goals
- Key invoices into payables system
- Compare accrued freight to invoiced freight and validate variances are within acceptable tolerances or take appropriate action to resolve variance
- Invoice customer shipments with proper freight accruals and process internal transfers
- Validate and input production and inventory transactions including treat charges, mixing preservatives, inventory movements
- Complete financial close duties in accordance with company closing policies, including account reconciliations and account balance analysis
- Perform ad-hoc analysis with minimal supervision
- Act as department leader to identify and resolve issues as they arise
- Train and mentor peers
- Verifies and posts details of business transactions, such as funds received and disbursed, and totals accounts to ledgers or computer spreadsheets and databases
- Respond to and contact vendors regarding payment status in professional manner
- Mail checks in timely manner with enclosed appropriate supporting documentation
- Keep Office Manager apprised of potential concerns and statuses
- Maintain and update process documentation
- Appropriately respond to questions from internal and external stakeholders
- Participates and contributes to company safety program
- Performs other related duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
