Accounting Clerk (6036)

Accounting Clerk

PMC-Harrisonburg Corps - HARRISONBURG, VA 22802

Overview

Category Finance

Description

Schedule/Hours: Full-time; 9:00 AM 4:30 PM Monday - Friday This position is responsible for: Under the general supervision of the Corps Officer, the Accounting Clerk performs a variety of routine and complex clerical accounting functions including financial record keeping and reporting; and processing bills, invoices, purchase orders, requisitions, checks, check requests, payments and/or deposits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Receives, records, and deposits cash receipts; prepares daily tabulations and reports of cash receipts; distributes receipts to proper funds; makes daily entries into cash receipts ledger to the accounting system. Enters all receipts and prepares deposits for the Corps.
• Prepare and process one or more of the following financial documents: invoices, billings, purchase orders, requisitions, checks, check requests, tax reports, payments and/or deposits; reviews and verifies the same for accuracy and completeness.
• Reviews and prepares payroll reports for entry into the accounting system.
• Applies accurate code numbers to financial documents and batches totals; keypunches information into the accounting system to generate checks, invoices, reports, spreadsheets, and financial documents.
• Assists in preparing and reviewing various financial and statistical reports and spreadsheets for accuracy and completeness; may prepare schedule of errors. In collaboration with the Corps Officer, assists in preparing budgets for the Corps.
• Research and reconcile accounts to ensure financial documents, correspondence, invoices, payments, spreadsheets, etc. are accurate; resolves accounting problems with outside contacts.
• Reconciles the monthly bank statement to the general ledger and completes the monthly close package and associated requirements.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting, and carrying light objects (less than 25 lbs.). Duties are usually performed seated. Sitting may be relieved by brief or occasional periods of standing or walking.
• Work may be performed in a normal office environment within a climate-controlled structure. There are little, or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, and dirt.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: High school diploma or G.E.D.; And Two years progressively responsible experience working in a general office with accounting and bookkeeping responsibilities; Or Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities Licenses and Certifications State Driver's License