Accounting Specialist

Northwest Bank’s Administration Center is seeking an Accounting Specialist to perform a variety of accounting duties.

Responsibilities

• Process checks and ACH for bill payment
• Find, update, or assign invoices in Workday
• Ensure compliance with third-party vendors
• Apply and adjust purchase orders to invoices
• Post items to Accounts Payable
• Research and correct posting errors
• Process adjustments, stops, and voids
• Reconcile bank accounts
• Identify and resolve specific account/spend category problems
• Assist with quarterly SOX control requests
• Compile monthly closing information and segments of annual reports upon request
• Prepare statistics and reports
• Open, sort, distribute, and action accounts payable mail
• Ensure compliance with Northwest’s policies and procedures and Federal/State regulations
• Navigate Microsoft Office Software, department-specific applications, and on-site equipment to maximize efficiency
• Work as part of a team
• Complete other duties and special projects as assigned by management
• Abide by the rules of the safety and loss prevention program
• Perform work tasks in a safe manner and report any injuries to supervisor
• Know what to do in case of an emergency

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree or equivalent
• 2–3 years of customer service experience
• 2–3 years of administrative experience

Skills

• Ability to establish effective working relationships and participate in team problem-solving and decision-making
• Ability to present and express ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Active listening to achieve understanding and facilitate open exchange of information
• Ability to plan and track work progress, effectively using time and resources
• Strong decision-making and good judgment in ambiguous situations
• Knowledge of accounting systems and Microsoft Excel
• Experience with AFRM system and ability to import EIB templates
• Excellent customer service skills