[ref. p81496121] Accounting Clerk - Robert Half

Grow with this company in an environment that offers you a great work space/office, excellent benefits, and great career advancement opportunity. This is a long term contract employment based in the Saint Paul, Minnesota area.

• Standardize transaction documents, which may require revision of other documents or entries as well as the original; may initiate other actions
• Settle discrepancies by checking all possible sources of disagreement, reconstructing probable actions, and recognizing the effect on other accounts; prepare correction documents as required
• General accounting and administration support: help with G/L account reconciliation and month-end closing, other ad hoc projects
• Support Accounts Payable: vendor invoices and disbursement filing, A/P invoice matching & filing
• Assist in control of budgets by monitoring budgets and originating or verifying adjustments and transfers
• Collaborate with Accounts Receivable: apply cash receipt, process daily invoices/credit, help with collection of past due balance
• Produce statements and reports that require utilization of a wide range of sources
• Upload financial information to journals, registers, and ledgers, via by hand or by electronic equipment
• Code documents that require knowledge in determining proper classification of expenditure codes and accounting codes
• Please note that all candidates are required to provide 2 recent supervisor or manager references in order to be considered for employment.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
• Knowledge of basic financial, tax, and accounting principles
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel with aptitude to learn new systems
• 1-2 years of clerical accounting experience
• Solid understanding of QuickBooks