Accounting Clerk - Financial Centers and HQ

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Facilitate timely and accurate data entry processing.
• Provide shared services assistance for all financial processes and timely communication with profit centers, vendors, customers, and third-party affiliates.
• Process documents with understanding of policy requirements.
• Affirm accuracy of data batches and distribute for final review and approval.
• Assist in preparation and maintenance of all financial reports associated with project or department.
• Run monthly reports, assist with preparation of reconciliations and necessary journal entries.
• Complete transactional activities for processing and filing intercompany charges.
• Perform month end closing activities including verifying ledgers for accuracy.
• Perform general ledger journal entries, record and reconcile cash activity, report unclaimed property report and joint venture consolidation.
• Absorb vendor set-up and validation, process accounts payable transactions.
• Prepare and review of tax returns, assist in tax compliance and reporting, research, and document retention.
• Prepare daily cash activity including deposits and outgoing wires.
• Perform other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program.
• Entry level position: 1 year of related experience preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• General knowledge of basic accounting principles.
• Must be accountable to escalate issues promptly, learn and apply knowledge quickly, and meet deadlines.
• Must be highly organized, detail oriented, maintain accuracy, and self-check work.
• Able to work independently, with some oversight, and in team environment.
• Must follow established procedures and execute directions to completion without need of follow up by management.
• Have good work ethic and integrity, be dependable, adaptable, cooperative, and motivated to take on new responsibilities.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with computer applications, Microsoft Office, and general office skills.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Performance of the required duties may require physical ability to climb stairs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, sit, talk and hear.
• Employee may occasionally lift and/or move 5-10 lbs. of material.