Accounting Clerk

Position Overview

The goal of an Accounting Clerk is responsible for ensuring the company’s financial obligations are recorded promptly and accurately.  The Accounting Clerk will perform a variety of daily tasks and transactions that are frequently routine and require the application of thorough knowledge of bookkeeping and a basic knowledge of accounting practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Receive and verify invoices, receipts and requisitions for services.
• Verify that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures
• Prepare, code and maintain batches of invoices for data entry.
• Enter invoices into system for payment
• Match vendor invoices and supporting documentation
• Analyze and rectify discrepancies to vendor statements
• Troubleshoot for missing invoices, pricing verification or orders

Specifications

• General knowledge of:
  • Accounting practices and procedures (Entry Level)
    
  • MS Office software package (Intermediate Level)
    
• Skill in:
  • Organizing, analyzing and interpreting data
  • Customer service and working with a wide variety of people at all levels
• Ability to:
  • Apply accounting practices and procedures
  • Apply office methods and procedures
  • Communicate effectively, orally and in writing with a wide variety of people
  • Multi-task and work with frequent distractions
  • Understand and interpret written procedures and guidelines
  • Operate electronic and/or standard office equipment
  • Maintain confidentiality
    

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be regularly required to:

• General office requirements

The above physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job duties.

FLSA

• Non-Exempt