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SUMMARY
The Accounts Payable / Receivable employee is a key role that maintains financial records and assists with general day to day tasks within the accounting department. The position will be primarily responsible for computing, classifying, and recording expenditures and revenue data to keep the company’s financial records complete. This role will provide financial accounting and clerical support to the department. This person will perform a variety of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.
Match A/P invoices with packing slips and post to business system
Verify pricing on invoices
Sort packing slips.
Respond to questions from vendors
Process checks
File paid invoices
Close A/P monthly
Apply for credit on new vendors
Post cash receipts from customers to business system
Work with customers on payments to ensure payments within terms
Help with inventory cycle counting
Back up receptionist. (Answer phone and door)
Reconcile bank account
Maintain petty cash
Other duties as assigned
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
The job has no supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma plus 1-3 years experience in a related accounting field.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts interest, commissions, and percentages.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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