Accounts Payable Clerk

Position Summary
This position is responsible for general office administrative duties. Primary responsibilities include accounts payable, bank deposits, reconciliations, and other finance-related duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains records according to generally accepted accounting principles including the recordation of general journal entries, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, and reconciliation of bank statements.
• Applies strong accounting skills, including A/P, A/R, purchasing backup, journal entries, and all bookkeeping through financial statement preparation.
• Participates in activities needed to support the management functions of the team.

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Skills)

• Two plus years of office or bookkeeping experience.
• Use of common bookkeeping software is required. Previous experience in accounting and QuickBooks or related programs.
• Strong knowledge of bookkeeping practices and procedures.
• Accuracy and attention to detail is absolutely required, as well as a track record of reliability, confidentiality, and conscientious work habits.
• Proficient in MS Office, specifically Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Ability to organize and prioritize effectively.
• Attention to detail with exceptional level of accuracy.
• Ability to interpret data and make cost effective decisions.
• Ability to adapt and work efficiently in a rapidly changing dynamic environment with deadline pressures.
• Demonstrated ability in dealing directly with vendors.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will posses the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.

Salary : $31,700 - $40,100