Accounting Clerk III

Job Description

Job Description

The Accounting Clerk III plays a vital role in supporting Laguna Development Corporation’s (LDC) accounting operations by maintaining financial records, processing accounts payable transactions, reconciling statements, running accounting software programs, and providing administrative and accounting support to supervisors and managers. Key responsibilities include matching invoices and payment requests, ensuring timely vendor payments and invoice receipt, maintaining accounting databases and records, entering and processing financial data, resolving credit and debit balances, addressing non-payroll payment obligations and company receipts, and safeguarding confidential information. The position is responsible for reconciling vendor invoices with purchase orders, reviewing invoices that do not flow through the purchasing system, monitoring account statements and payment discrepancies, processing refunds and adjustments, receiving and reconciling cash receipts, balancing daily batches and reports, preparing records for storage and scanning, and ensuring compliance with LDC's record retention guidelines. Additional duties include compiling data, preparing reports, posting accounting entries, maintaining organized filing systems, performing accounting services for outside companies as needed, and carrying out oral and written instructions accurately while working effectively with employees, clients, vendors, and the general public.

The role requires adherence to LDC’s Core Values, policies, and procedures, maintaining professionalism, reliability, and a positive attitude toward customers and coworkers. Employees must be able to work under pressure, reprioritize assignments, maintain flexibility, and work evenings, weekends, and holidays when needed. Candidates must possess a High School Diploma or GED and have more than five years of experience in an accounting or bookkeeping position, with accounts payable or accounts receivable experience preferred. Preferred qualifications include knowledge of casino operations, casino accounting methods, tribal, federal, and state reporting requirements, and a basic understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Access, Excel, and PowerPoint, is required, while experience with Sage accounting software is a plus. The position has no formal supervisory responsibilities but may serve as a lead or mentor to less experienced staff. The work is performed in a professional office environment using standard office equipment, requires frequent sitting, talking, hearing, and repetitive hand use, occasional standing, walking, and lifting up to 25 pounds, and demands strong problem-solving, organizational, planning, decision-making, data interpretation, reading, and writing skills. The successful candidate must also obtain and maintain a gaming license through the Pueblo of Laguna Gaming Control Board and possess a valid driver’s license.