AP/AR Clerk

Why Work for Saddle Creek?

Saddle Creek is in the logistics business. Over the past 50 years, our associates built Saddle Creek into what it is today by treating each other with respect and working together to succeed. Our people make a difference every day to our clients, to our business, and to each other. The growth and success we’ve experienced requires smart, dedicated people working in a supportive environment.

Growing our family since 1966. Will you join us?

Position Description

Saddle Creek Corporation, a premier 3rd party logistics provider throughout the SE and SW, US has an immediate opening for an AP/AR Clerk at the Atlanta Eagles Campus.  Saddle Creek is a private, family owned business that is committed to living its corporate values each and every day.  If you are looking for an employer that behaves with integrity and respects the individual, then Saddle Creek is the place for you!  This position will report to the Administrative Manager in the Operations Group.

Primary Responsibilities

• Review all invoices for proper and timely approval and accurate coding
• Review GL, credit cards and petty cash for accurate coding and to ensure they are within company policy
• Process customer invoicing to ensure it’s consistent with customer contract with accurate billing and no missed revenue
• Coordinate continually between local operations and corporate accounting to ensure payments are properly applied to minimize or eliminate unapplied cash
• Reconcile temporary labor invoices to hours worked and logged in Ceridian time system
• Match and file invoices with supporting documentation
• Research and resolve issues for statement and non approved invoices
• Research and resolve issues for vendors, operations, and corporate accounting
• Enter and report on location KPIs by customer as requested by operations
• Enter manual customer invoices as needed for multiple facilities and multiple customers
• Code non-AR payments and send to Corporate Accounting
• Support corporate accounting in reconciliation of customer payments to appropriate invoices
• Generate and transmit credit invoices and write offs to Corporate Accounting
• Coordinate with corporate accounting to set up new customers & vendors
• Process Deferred Handling adjustments monthly and generate reporting to audit and ensure proper deferral allocations
• Maintain physical and computer file systems for all receivables and payables
• Research and resolve discrepancies for external and internal customers
• Support all month-end data entry/processing and reconciliations (additional hours may be necessary)
• Reconcile the location GL to all payment and receivables activity
• In periods of slow activity, support various account Customer Service functions as needed
• Perform special projects as needed
• Work Overtime if needed

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, additional education a plus
• 2-5 years accounting experience
• Knowledge in Lawson Financials, Ceridian Time Management System, and MHC Document Express, desirable.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel required. Experience utilizing Excel accounting functionality a plus
• Must be highly motivated and detail oriented
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Credit and background check required