Intermediate Accounting Clerk Jobs

Intermediate Accounting Clerk

Would you like to work with a small friendly team in a well-established family operation? We are located on a bus route in Newton and are looking for an intermediate accounts payable and receivable clerk for this multi-tasking role.Apply your accounting and Excel knowledge while gaining experience in a variety of accounting and office tasks in a service industry.

Intermediate/advanced knowledge of MS Excel and experience with ERP software is required.The ideal candidate will be responsible for providing accounting support to accounting supervisors or other managers within the department. This individual will track and research any accounting issues that arise. They will work closely with all internal business units to aid in their financial tracking.

REPORTS TO: Controller

Responsibilities

Perform full cycle Accounts Receivable duties including entering sales invoices, investigating, and resolving billing issues and non-standard problems, misapplied payments, reconciling accounts.

Record customer receipts and A/R adjustments for over-payments, short-payments, and discounts

Ensure that receivables are collected promptly and react to slow paying accounts in a timely manner (follow up with aged accounts)

Assist co-workers on resolution of A/R issues, and report non-resolved issues to management

Manage all aspects of Accounts Payable and develop process and procedures to ensure appropriate approvals, timely input, and accurate payment of vendor invoices

Research, analyze and resolve complex payment and vendor issues

Prepare standard receivable and payable reports as well as statement preparation and analysis of customer and vendor accounts

Organization of accounts payable/accounts receivable backup that results in the ability to retrieve and review records in a timely fashion

Establish and maintain excellent customer/vendor relations and manage related issues.

Professional demeanor: acts with the highest level of confidentiality, a positive attitude and customer focused approach

Expected to have a solid understanding of the impact of all accounts receivable and payable transactions on the General Ledger

Must understand intercompany transactions & do the journal entries

Assist with month end i.e. credit card spreadsheets + bank recs

Qualifications

• Ability to work with variety of technical systems and customer/vendor portals
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with coworkers
• Strong problem solving skills
• Sage 300 experience preferred
• Minimum 1 or 2+ years related experience
• Strong knowledge of accounting software and bookkeeping principles
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite