Accounting Clerk

Job Description

Accounting Clerk | Robert Half

The Tone:
This is an Accounting Clerk role supporting daily financial operations for a manufacturing organization, located near New Ulm, Minnesota. This position is crucial for maintaining the organization’s financial health. It ensures that payables and receivables are organized, accurate, and consistently up to date. The role also contributes significantly to a smooth and efficient month-end closing process.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: In-person near New Ulm, MN
• Mission: Ensure financial operations related to payables and receivables are accurate and timely, supporting month-end closing procedures.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Invoice Processing: Manage incoming supplier invoices by reviewing account coding, confirming required approvals, and organizing supporting records for audit readiness.
• Vendor Payments: Coordinate payment activity to help ensure vendors are paid within expected timelines and investigate discrepancies with both internal departments and outside partners.
• Customer Billing & Receipts: Record customer receipts each day, post cash accurately to the appropriate accounts, and prepare outgoing invoices and account statements.
• Tax & Account Management: Monitor tax-related transactions, assist with calculating, tracking, and submitting sales tax obligations, apply finance charges, and maintain accurate customer account balances.
• Month-End & Reconciliations: Assist with balance sheet and account reconciliations, contributing to monthly closing tasks by preparing documentation and resolving variances.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Possesses core domain knowledge in accounts payable and accounts receivable activities within a business environment.
• Experience: Demonstrated experience in invoice handling, payment posting, and general accounting recordkeeping. Familiarity with account reconciliations and month-end closing support tasks.
• Skills: Exhibits strong data entry accuracy and efficiency in processing financial updates; capable of identifying discrepancies, researching issues, and resolving them timely; possesses strong organizational skills and attention to detail while managing multiple priorities.
• Bonus: Understanding of sales tax administration and customer billing practices is preferred.