Accounting Clerk III

Location: 400 Bertha Lamme Drive Cranberry Township PA 16066

Type: 6 months contract on W2

Summary:

Our premier fortune 500 manufacturing client in Paints & Coatings industry is looking to hire a seasoned Accounting Clerk for their location in Cranberry Township PA.

Qualifications:

• Candidate must have experience in preparing and submitting journal entries and account reconciliations.
• SAP experience and college degree preferred.
• Must be willing to report to Cranberry office a minimum 3 days a week and be available during month end close (after hours). No time off will be approved during month end close.
  

Responsibilities:

• Under direct supervision performs bookkeeping and accounting tasks.
• Posts journal or voucher entries reconciles accounts and checks for accuracy.
• Verifies sorts posts and checks claims bills invoices and vouchers.
• Typically requires a high school education or equivalent.
• Frequently reports to a Accounting Supervisor.
• Performs light clerical duties within an accounting function.
• May type match payments check items on purchase orders prepare bank deposits and perform other routine calculations with specific instructions.
• Have 10key skills by touch or sight.
• Is familiar with computers (and basic principles of A/P or A/R).
• Performs basic accounting functions requiring knowledge of accounts payable and receivable and of bank reconciliation functions.
• Answers customer inquiries.
• Researches problems and/or complaints.
• Creates and edits spreadsheets.
• Can perform any combination of routine calculating posting and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records.