Accounting Clerk

Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Accounting Clerk responsibilities include running accounting software programs (e.g. Epicor) to process business transactions such as accounts payable and receivable, disbursements, expense vouchers and receipts. A successful Accounting Clerk should be familiar with all accounting procedures and exhibit a strong work ethic.
Requirements
Job Responsibilities
/ Process AP/AR invoices.
/ Code AP/AR invoices to conform to standard procedures to ensure proper entry into the financial system.
/ Handle vendor correspondence via phone or email.
/ Investigate and resolve problems associated with processing of invoices and purchase orders.
/ Process remittance information from checks, drafts, and wire transfers items to determine proper disposition and crediting accounts.
/ Receive, research, and resolve a variety of routine internal and external inquiries concerning account status, including communicating the resolution of discrepancies to appropriate persons.
/ Mail checks to vendors and other businesses.
/ Prepare bank deposits.
/ Record payments in accounting software.
/ Work with personnel to verify status of delinquent accounts and solicit payment on overdue accounts.
/ Other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
/ Strong knowledge of Excel, Word, and ERP software.
Education and Experience:
/ Requires a minimum of a high school diploma.
/ 1 - 2 years accounts payable, accounts receivable or general accounting experience.
/ Experience with the manufacturing industry is a plus.
Personal Skills/Attributes required for the Position:
/ Excellent verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external customers.
/ Exceptional organization skills with attention to detail.
/ Ability to be proactive and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
/ Detail-orientated with ability to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment.
/ Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out tasks.
/ Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
/ Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Physical Demands:
/ The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, hear and talk.
/ The employee is frequently required to use hands.
/ The employee occasionally will be required to reach with hands or arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
/ The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
/ Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.
/ The work environment is an office setting with periodic need to visit the plant floor.
/ This position may be required to work long hours extending into the weekends on some occasions.
/ Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Salary Description
$18 - $25/hour