Accounting Clerk

If you are an Accounting Clerk looking for top-notch benefits, a nice work space/office, and a thriving team culture, look no further. Advance your career with a well-known, successful Logistics organization in this Accounting Clerk position! Duties include taking responsibility for matching invoices to purchase orders and/or vouchers, data entry, and assisting in the process of Accounts Payable (A/P) and Accounts Receivable (A/R). The Accounting Clerk position is a permanent opportunity and is situated in the Covington, Louisiana, area. Apply today with Robert Half if you're a good fit for this position.

What you get to do every day:

- Resolve discrepancies, and create correction documents if needed, by checking all possible sources of disagreement, recreating likely actions, and identifying the effect on other accounts

- Accurately code documents with expenditure codes and accounting codes

- Support Accounts Receivable: process daily invoices/credit, apply cash receipt, and help with collection of past due balance

- Manually or electronically post financial information

- Produce statements and reports using a variety of sources

- Assist with other related duties and special projects as assigned

- Handle accounts payable tasks: vendor invoices and disbursement filing, A/P invoice matching & filing

- Handle general accounting tasks: help with G/L account reconciliation and month-end closing, other ad hoc projects

- Associates degree in Accounting or related field preferred but not required

- Foundational knowledge in Microsoft Excel

- Data entry experience

- Solid understanding of Accounts Payable (AP)

- Accounts Receivable (AR) experience required

- Ability to multitask and meet deadlines

- Spreadsheet and ERP system experience is a plus

- 3+ years of accounting experience required