Senior Accounting Clerk
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Job Summary
Minimum Requirements
- AA in Accounting or Accounting certification or equivalent related experience.
- Two to four years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Able to maintain customer relations through a high degree of professionalism and excellent interpersonal/communications skills
- Must be skilled at using spreadsheets and other Microsoft Office Suite software programs.
- Good analytical and financial skills.
- High ethical and moral standards.
Preferred Requirements
- Bachelors degree with three to five years related experience.
- Knowledge of JD Edwards.
- Experience in a construction industry setting.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for timely review and entry of invoices expense reports and credit card logs into A/P to ensure accuracy and proper account numbers. Codes invoices expense reports vouchers for correct coding and entry into accounting system.
- Vouchers invoices into the financial accounting system.
- Handles all vendor correspondence via phone or email
- Responsible for timely sorting filing processing for payment and batching of processed invoices according to payment terms/methods.
- Oversee account coding of invoices expense reports and check requests etc. while conforming to standard procedures to ensure proper entry into the financial system.
- Responsible for the timely reconciliation of credit card and expense report clearing accounts.
- Investigates and timely resolves problems associated with processing of invoices and/or purchase orders.
- Receives researches and resolves a variety of routine internal and external inquiries concerning account status including communicating the resolution of discrepancies to appropriate persons.
- Files maintains and distributes accounting documents records and reports.
- Proper recording and application of cash management of outstanding invoices and direct interfacing with customers on collection matters and dispute resolution.
- Process and distribution of the invoices and monthly statements.
- Assists with monthly status reports and monthly closings.
- Assists in timely reconciling accounts receivable and accounts payable accounts.
- Provide accounting assistance to accounting department staff to support accounting functions as well as support to other company departments and operations.
- Always work safely and take action to prevent any and all unsafe actions processes and behaviors.
- Must maintain confidentiality in handling of all company data.
- Must maintain the highest level of moral and ethical standards at all times.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Proficient computer skills using spreadsheet and accounting software.
- Ability to interact with customers in a professional manner.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Knife River provides construction materials and contracting services in the western, central, and southern U.S. Looking for a reliable construction company to build the roads, bridges, and airport runways that connect you to where you want to go? Look no further than Knife River!