Accountant, Accounting Assistant, Accounts Receivable​/ Collections

Job Description

Job Description

ACCOUNTANT
Part-Time – 20 hours per week (flexibility depending on workload)

Job Description:

This is a responsible non-supervisory position to ensure accurate accounting records for receipts and/or disbursements. Duties include performing a variety of complex clerical and accounting tasks, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.

Reports to: Accounting Manager

Requirements:

• Associate degree or higher, or 3 years or more of previous experience as an Accountant is desirable. This includes a combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Must maintain discretion of confidentiality with customer/vendor and employee.
• Strong with numbers and attention to detail.
• Ability to perform a volume of numerical detail work with speed, accuracy, accountability, problem solving, responsiveness, thoroughness, flexibility, and ethical conduct.
• Ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions and technical or legal terminology.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective, professional, and courteous working relationships with co-workers, customers, and vendors.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook & Word) and Accounting System (Sage 100 is a plus).
• May require the ability to type at a speed of at least 40 words per minute with a high degree of accuracy.
• Extremely organized, resourceful, and willing/open to learn new skills and accounting systems.
• Can handle pressure and deadlines.
• Assist in monthly closings when needed.
• Performs such other duties as assigned.
• Willingness to be trained and learn new accounting systems.

Duties:

Accounts Receivable

• Downloads Kiwi Sales Order invoices and posts in Sage; sends out invoices/statements by email and/or mail to customers.
• Applies customer payments accurately and in a timely manner.
• Researches and solves payment discrepancies.
• Organizes and scans files with the ability to retrieve any document in a timely manner.
• Creates a weekly AR Aging report and follows up on past-due invoices with customers.
• Keeps our Prepayment Log current.
• Works on new customers’ Credit Applications (bank references & trade references).
• Responds to Credit Reference requests from vendors for our customers.

Accounts Payable

• Gathers all accounts payable invoices in a timely manner and posts with proper GL code in Sage. Gets approvals for payments from departmental managers/supervisors.
• Posts invoices in PO module after Operations Assistant sends the Accounting Department an original Purchase Order and Packing List.
• Makes payments weekly by ACH, ePayables, and checks (adheres to Net 30 terms).
• May perform secretarial functions as needed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

All employees are responsible for their role in Rengo Packaging, Inc. Food, Safety, and Quality Policies and Procedures.